The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

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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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Description

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.

Writers

George C. Wolfe

Stars

Rose Byrne
Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry
Henrietta Lacks

Oprah Winfrey
Deborah Lacks

Ninja N. Devoe
Country Girl Mae

Lisa Arrindell
Aunt Ethel

Earl Poitier
Cousin Josh

L. Warren Young
Day Lacks

Patrick R. Walker
Cousin Fred

Jane Rumbaua
Mrs. Hsu

Sylvia Grace Crim
Mary Kubicek

Others...

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Keywords

medical drama, medical research

Production

Harpo Films, HBO Films, Cine Mosaic

Actor

Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Oprah Winfrey, Ninja N. Devoe, Lisa Arrindell, Earl Poitier, L. Warren Young, Patrick R. Walker, Jane Rumbaua, Sylvia Grace Crim, Tian Richards, Kate Bond, Jazzy Ellis, Jock McKissic, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Tinashe Kajese, Kayla Anderson, Karen Wheeling Reynolds, Todd Lee, Jordan Eli Arellano, Mary Shaw, Tatom Pender, Christopher Robert Escobar, Clint Edwards, De'Marco Arrington, Jaylon Gordon, Tashaun Stanfill-Perry, Matthew Bernard, Sage Mayer, Elizabeth Hackler, David Shae, Jaedon Godley, Tyvonna Jones, Raphael Dante' Carr Jr., Miguel Angel Marrero, Courtney B. Vance, Reed Birney, Alpha Trivette, Terrence V. Walker, Sean Freeland, Reg E. Cathey, William Walker, Gabriel Ebert

Creators

George C. Wolfe (Screenplay), Caroline Hanania (Production Design), Cindy Tolan (Casting), Aaron Yanes (Editor), Sofian El Fani (Cinematography), Peter Landesman (Adaptation), Alexander Woo (Writer), Rebecca Skloot (Book), Paul Tazewell (Costume Design)

Alternative titles

La vie immortelle d'Henrietta Lacks (CA)
헨리에타 랙스의 불멸의 삶 (KR)
La vida inmortal de Henrietta Lacks (MX)

Release dates

22.04.2017 (US)