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A film about a fat, abused black teenager which won plaudits at the Sundance and Cannes festivals is tipped for Oscar success

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. At school, she struggles to read and write. Claireece can barely spell her own name; almost everyone calls her Precious.