PRECIOUS is a new film that is co-executive produced by the billionaire boss lady herself Oprah Winfrey along with movie mogul Tyler Perry.  Precious is based on the 1996 Sapphire novel titled Push.  The story is an inspirational tale of an overweight African-American teenage girl nicknamed Precious (Gabourey Sidibe) who rises above poverty, pregnancy and physical abuse to find redemption.  Precious' mother is played by Mo'Nique who is already gaining Oscar buzz for her role as the abusive mother Mary.  Mariah Carey also appears in this movie but not like you would expect her to.  She ditches her well-known glamorous looks, makeup, and fancy clothes to play a social worker. 

I initially read about this movie in O, Oprah's magazine.  The courage and outright audacity Lee Daniel's had to bring this story to light is something I truly admire.  The fact that Oprah jumped up and made it her mission to promote, produce, and support this movie will definitely give it the 'push' it needs to penetrate that mainstream audience that probably wouldn't see this movie otherwise.

You can check out the trailer below.  I was so glued to my computer screen, I don't even think I blinked once the first scene came on.  I haven't seen any previews on TV yet.  I'm wondering if this will be mass released or only in selected theatres?