Overweight and illiterate Harlem teenager Precious has endured years of abuse at the hands of her parents. When it is discovered she is pregnant for the second time by her father, Precious is removed from her school and sent to a new institution, where she encounters a kindly teacher who inspires her to try to turn her life around. Drama based on Sapphire's novel Push, starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Lenny Kravitz