This week's English movie at Thalia Hollywood is Precious, which was nominated for six Academy Awards (and won two). The movie deals with some pretty serious subject matter, including poverty, teen pregnancy, AIDS, and physical/emotional/sexual abuse.
Precious stars Gabourey Sidibe, a previously unknown actress, as an illiterate, obese 16-year-old living in Harlem and coping with more problems than any 16-year-old should have to. When she becomes pregnant for the second time, she transfers to an alternative high school where she is given the chance to improve her life. Despite its depressing themes, many reviewers have called the movie "a triumph".
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