Precious (The Movie)

Precious is a new movie set to be released on November 6, 2009. Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey have joined forces to present this independent movie. The movie, directed by Lee Daniels, is based on the book “Push” by Sapphire and centers around a young teenage mother, Clareece “Precious” Jones. Precious is a victim of abuse and struggles with issues of self esteem and self hate. Despite these challenges, Precious is a story of triumph and perseverance in the face trial and tribulation.

In an email to his fans, Tyler Perry discusses the movie and why he wanted to get involved with its production. Here is an excerpt:

“This movie was so real and so incredibly relevant that I had to get involved. I called Oprah and she said she had the film but hadn’t had time to see it yet. A couple of hours later she called me back after she had seen it. Neither of us could speak. We both sat in silence on the phone for a while. Hearing all that was said without words. What was amazing was that after that initial moment of “WOW!” we both ended up with the same feelings of overwhelming joy. So we decided to join together to present this film. I think the world should see it. Not only is it groundbreaking and real but it caused me to remember and to thank God I made it through that. I’ll tell you more as it gets closer but just know that the reason I signed on to executive produce this movie is because I know I’m not alone. I know that there are millions of people out there who went through what I went through, what Oprah went through, and what Precious went through. And we all can say, “Thank God we made it!!”