precious

In the movie Precious there are a range of different characters. You have a school girl (character is played by Gabourey Sidibe ) that been brought up in a poor part of America.  She lives in a unstable home with her mother.  Then there's the mother who smokes and does nothing all day.  She does not work or earn money and puts all the pressure on her daughter. The way the family is presented is totally different from a Hollywood family because they are usually happy but this family is torn apart. The teachers and social workers who help Precious are almost like guardian angels and the heroes in the movie as they help her overcome the issues going on in her family and her pregnancy.