Precious (2009) - Drama Movies 110 minutes. Preciosa - Uma História de Esperança, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, 珍爱人生, 프레셔스, La véritable Précious Jones, Precious. Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can't read. rape, aids, illiteracy, unwillingly pregnant, balloon, school, crying, motorcycle, cynical, harlem, new york city, angry, aggressive, frantic, 1980s, abusive mother, desperate, furious, apathetic, callous, derogatory, enraged, frightened, frustrated, harsh, horrified