Movie
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
20171h 33m6.3 / 10
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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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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was released April 22, 2017. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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More about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Cast
Oprah WinfreyDeborah Lacks
Rose ByrneRebecca Skloot
Renée Elise GoldsberryHenrietta Lacks
Reg E. CatheyZakariyyah
Courtney B. VanceSir Lord Keenan Coefield
Rocky CarrollSonny Lacks
Leslie UggamsSadie
Reed BirneyDr. George GeyCredits
- Directed by
- George C. Wolfe
- Written by
- George C. Wolfe, Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Harpo FilmsUnited States
- Cine MosaicUnited States
HBO FilmsUnited States
Themes
medical dramamedical research