Precious

Precious is a film promoted by Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey about an overweight, illiterate teenager Clareece “Precious” Jones, living in 1980′s Harlem with her dysfunctional family. And when I say dysfunctional family, I mean a mother who verbally and physically abuses her, and a father who rapes and has impregnated her twice. Yeah, thats bad. The movie stars Mo’Nique as the mother, Mariah Carey as a social worker, Paula Patton as a teacher, and Lenny Kravitz as a nurse.

I think this movie is the must-see film of the year. There are already discussions of nominating the film for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique), and Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe, who plays Precious). Peep the trailer after the jump.