http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwm9IY7vu1c&feature=player_embedded
Ukusukela ekuphumeleleni iBhaso leGrand Jury kunye neMbasa yeScreenplay eBalaseleyo kumnyhadala weSundance wokugqibela, i ifilimu "Ithambo lasebusika" sisityhilelo esikhulu se-cinema ezimeleyo kulo nyaka. Ukongeza, ikwazile ukungena kwi-10 yabaphumeleleyo kwi-Oscar yeyona filimu igqwesileyo.
Abagxeki baye baphakamisa lo mboniso bhanyabhanya apho ukukhangela utata yintombi yakhe enkulu kuguqukela ekubeni luhambo oluya kugqiba luveze iinyani angazange azicinge.
Ifilimu iqondiswe kwaye ibhalwe nguDebra Granik. Abalingisi baquka uJennifer Lawrence, u-Isaiah Stone, uAshlee Thompson, uValerie Richards, uShelley Waggener kunye noGarret Dillahunt, phakathi kwabanye.
Ukuba i-2010 yayingunyaka we "Precious", lo nyaka uya kuba ngunyaka we "Ithambo lasebusika" leyo, ngendlela, ivula ngalo Lwesihlanu eSpain.