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Precious looks golden after People's Choice win

Source: The Globe & Mail

Toronto : Canada | 2 months ago

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T he Toronto audience was feeling Precious this year as they picked their favourite movie at the 10-day 34th Toronto International Film Festival: Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire , won the Cadillac People's Choice Award on Saturday, setting the film up as an early awards season contender....

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