PRECIOUS:
BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE
HAWAII PREMIERE
Lee Daniels’s PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL “PUSH” BY SAPPHIRE is a vibrant, hon-
est and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome. Set in
1987 Harlem, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-
year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the
second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother
(Mo’Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically.
School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and
an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious may sometimes be down, but
she is never out. Beneath her impassive expression is a watchful, curious young woman
with an inchoate but unshakeable sense that other possibilities exist for her. Presented by
Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, PRECIOUS has garnered awards and praise since its debut.
UNITED STATES 2009 | 109M
Director: Lee Daniels; Producer: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-
Magness; Cinematographer: Andrew Dunn; Script: Damien Paul; Cast: Gabourey
'Gabby' Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey
OCTOBER 22 7PM DOLE
HARIMAYA BRIDGE / MAMMOTH
SCANDAL MAKERS KWASOK SCANDLE
HAWAII PREMIERE
Nam Hyun-soo was once a popular idol star among teens and worshiped liked a god.
Although he’s in his mid-thirties now, he’s still a sought-after celebrity and the host of
a popular radio show. But one day a very young single mom named Jung-nam sends
her stories to the radio show that Hyun-soo hosts. Her stories about her longing to
meet her father whom she’s never seen before grips the nation and catapults the rat-
ings to make it the most popular program. But to his surprise, Hyun-soo later confronts
none other than Jung-nam and her 7 year-old boy, Gi-dong who invade Hyun-soo’s
home and his radio station, claiming that Hyun-soo is her father.
SOUTH KOREA 2008 | KOREAN W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | 108M
Director: Kang Hyeong-Cheol; Producer: Ahn Byeong-ki, Sin Hye-Yeon;
Cinematographer: Kim Young-jun ; Script: Kang Hyeong-Cheol; Cast: Cha Tae-hyun,
Ahn Il-Kwon, Hong Kyeong-min, Hwang Seok-hyeon
CASTAWAY ON THE MOON / QUICK QUICK SLOW
OCTOBER 18 6:45PM 19 4:45PM DOLE
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