The Meaford Independent

Thursday April 22, 4pm $10

Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-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 (Mo'Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious may sometimes be down, but she is never out: this is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome. Running time 110min, rated PG13 www.weareallprecious.com