Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. The script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey.Click to see full answer. Also, is Precious A True Story push?Sapphire’s Story: How ‘Push’ Became ‘Precious’ The gritty realism of the film Precious is even more intense in the novel Push, upon which the film is based. Author Sapphire discusses the inspiration for her work — and her initial reluctance to allow her work to become a film.One may also ask, did precious die in the movie? At the climax of the film, we learn that Precious’s father has died of HIV. Her baby doesn’t have it, but Precious does. So for all her imagination and spark, Precious is going to die. Furthermore, what is the story of Precious? Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor write and suffers constant abuse at the hands of her vicious mother (Mo’Nique). Precious instinctively sees a chance to turn her life around when she is offered the opportunity to transfer to an alternative school. Under the patient, firm guidance of her new teacher, Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins the journey from oppression to self-determination. Who did precious get pregnant by?Claireece Precious Jones is 16 years old and pregnant with her father’s baby. It will be her second child by him; she gave birth to her first – a daughter with Down’s syndrome – when she was 12. At home, her mother beats and sexually molests her.