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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, often shortened as Precious, is a 2009 American drama film directed by Lee Daniels. Precious is an adaptation by Geoffrey S. Fletcher of the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey. The film marked the acting debut of Sidibe.
The film, then without a distributor, premiered to acclaim at both the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, under its original title of Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire. At Sundance, it won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for best drama, as well as a Special Jury Prize for supporting actress Mo'Nique. After Precious' screening at Sundance in February 2009, Tyler Perry announced that he and Oprah Winfrey would be providing promotional assistance to the film, which was released through Lions Gate Entertainment. Precious won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film's title was changed from Push to Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, to avoid confusion with the 2009 action film Push. Precious was also an official selection at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival (particularly the Un Certain Regard category).
Actors: Corey Haim (actor), Chris Mulkey (actor), Eva Quintero (actress), Anne Bedian (actress), François Garcia (director), François Garcia (actor), François Garcia (producer), Rami Yasin (actor), Dalia Marom (miscellaneous crew), Natalie Paul (miscellaneous crew), Sandeep Panesar (writer), Sandeep Panesar (actor), Robert Rudman (actor), Sandeep Panesar (producer), Myles Beeby (actor),
Plot: Universal Groove is a step into the underground party scene, through the eyes of a once party strong addict. A wonderful culmination of sights, sounds and narrative are used to tell the story of Jim, a director struggling to understand the human connections that exist in a crowd of strangers... Over the course of one night Jim meets and connects with people in different walks of life, all while discovering the meaning of being part of the human tribe.
Keywords: after-hours, american-indian, artist, cigarette-smoking, club, dance, ecstasy, independent-film, native-american, partyActors: Harry Manfredini (actor), Sean S. Cunningham (producer), Harry Manfredini (composer), Sean S. Cunningham (director), John Travers (miscellaneous crew), Malachy McCourt (actor), Irwin Keyes (actor), Victor Miller (actor), Steve Miner (writer), Steve Miner (producer), Victor Miller (writer), Steve Miner (editor), Ari Lehman (actor), John Anthony Williams (actor), Noel Cunningham (actor),
Plot: Manny coaches soccer for the fashionable Creighton Hall school, but is relieved of duty because he is 'not a good match' for the school. He finds a job at a Catholic home for orphans, where he forms a new soccer team, with the help of one very good player Pepe who turns out to be a girl. 'Pepe' is the sister of one of the orphans, who comes to the all-boy orphanage posing as a boy, because her former foster home was an abusive environment. Along the way, Manny has incurred a gambling debt, his creditors begin to lean on him, and the boys find out. They set up a soccer game and stake the outcome against Manny's debt. If they win, the debt will be forgiven.
Keywords: bookie, coach, gender-disguise, girl, independent-film, school, soccer, soccer-coach