Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

[Machine Translation] Precious", an indie film that won two major Academy Awards (Best Supporting Actress: Monique and Best Adapted Screenplay), is now available on DVD! The director and lead actress are both unknown... The story of a tiny, fat girl who appears like a comet has created a storm of excitement around the world and in Japan! The story takes place in Harlem, New York in 1987, when a 16-year-old girl, Clareese "Precious" Jones, is pregnant with a child. The father is her own father. Her mother constantly abuses her and mistreats her. She doesn't enjoy school either. Precious is a fat little thing who can't read or write.... Precious" is a far cry from her name, "Precious". After being expelled from school, Precious begins attending a free school. There, she meets a teacher, and for the first time learns the joy of learning and the joy of loving others and being loved. And what is the path she chooses?

*Rated 15-and-over.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: audition footage, unreleased scene, making-of, cast & staff interview, trailer, and more

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インディ作品ながらアカデミー賞主要2部門(助演女優賞: モニーク/脚色賞)を受賞した話題作『プレシャス』がDVD化!! 監督も主演女優も無名・・・彗星のごとく現れた、とんでもなく太っちょでちっぽけな少女の物語が世界で、日本で、大きな感動の嵐を巻き起こす! 舞台は、1987年のニューヨーク、ハーレム。16歳の少女クレアリース "プレシャス" ジョーンズは、お腹の中に子供がいる。父親は、なんと自分の父。母親からは、いつも罵声を浴び、虐待を受けている。学校も楽しくない。プレシャスはとんでもなく太っちょで、読み書きも出来ないから・・・。「プレシャス=貴い」という名前とはかけ離れた毎日。そんな中、学校を退学させられたプレシャスは、フリースクールに通い始める。そこで一人の教師と出会い、初めて「学ぶ喜び」「人を愛し、愛される喜び」を知る。そして、彼女の選んだ道とは・・・?

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