Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009): The film takes place in Harlem, New York in 1987.

Please make sure, when you buy a ticket for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," to pronounce the title in full.

In 2009, a similar controversy surfaced around the movie, "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire."

It will contest the best film slot with Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Up in the Air, and the much-praised account of a young girl's horrible life in Harlem, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

Gabourey Sidibe, left, as Precious, with Mo Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, directed by Lee Daniels.