The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
1h 33m
Running Time
April 22, 2017Release Date
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
1h 33m
Running Time
April 22, 2017Release Date
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Plot.
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
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Cast & Crew.
Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks
Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks
Ninja N. Devoe
Country Girl Mae
Lisa Arrindell
Aunt Ethel
John C. Vennema
Board Administrator
Earl Poitier
Cousin Josh
L. Warren Young
Day Lacks
Patrick Walker
Cousin Fred
Jane Rumbaua
Mrs. Hsu
Sylvia Grace Crim
Mary Kubicek
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Dr. Roland Pattillo
Tian Richards
Lawrence (16 yrs.)
Kate Bond
Young Woman
Jazzy Ellis
Young Gladys
Jock McKissic
Carl the Mechanic
Kyanna Simone Simpson
Deborah (15-24YRS)
Tinashe Kajese
Sadie
Kathryn Dean
Producer
Kayla Anderson
Johns Hopkins Student
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Mrs. Gey
Branford Marsalis
Composer
Todd Lee
Doctor
Jordan Eli Arellano
Young Sonny Lacks
Mary Shaw
Woman at Pump
Tatom Pender
Johns Hopkins Nurse
Christopher Robert Escobar
Chris the Intern
Clint Edwards
Scientist
De'Marco Arrington
Young Joe
Jaylon Gordon
Alfred
Tashaun Stanfill-Perry
Henrietta Lacks Neighbor
Matthew Bernard
Johns Hopkins Student
Sage Mayer
Young Boy
Elizabeth Hackler
Rebecca's Co-worker
David Shae
Reporter
Jaedon Godley
Davon Lacks
Tyvonna Jones
Elsie Lacks
Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.
Young Sonny
Miguel Angel Marrero
Scientist
Courtney B. Vance
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
Reed Birney
Dr. George Gey
Alpha Trivette
First Administrator
Terrence V. Walker
Church Patron
Sean Freeland
Charlie
Reg E. Cathey
Zakariyyah
Gabriel Ebert
Christoph Lengauer
Kent Wagner
Scientist (uncredited)
Caroline Hanania
Production Design
Alexander Woo
Writer
Cindy Tolan
Casting
George C. Wolfe
Director / Screenplay
Aaron Yanes
Editor
Paul Tazewell
Costume Design
Peter Landesman
Adaptation
Rebecca Skloot
Book
Mateo Márquez
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Sofian El Fani
Director of Photography
Carla Martinez
Assistant Art Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 22, 2017
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Filming LocationsBaltimore · Atlanta, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
medical research
medical drama
Wiki.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne. It is based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Skloot and documents the story of Henrietta Lacks, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the 1950s, and whose cancer cells (later known as HeLa) would change the course of cancer treatment.
The film premiered on HBO on April 22, 2017.
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