The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
3.3 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
- The film tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks (Renée Elise Goldsberry), an African-American woman whose cervical cancer cells were used without her consent to create the first immortal human cell line, HeLa, in 1951. Oprah Winfrey plays protagonist Deborah Lacks, Henrietta’s daughter.
- Actors:
- Renee Goldsberry, Sylvia Grace Crim, Reed Birney, Karen Wheeling Reynolds, John C. Vennema, Chasiti Ferrell, Chelsea Ferrell, Rose Byrne, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Oprah Winfrey, Jaedon Godley, Rocky Carroll, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Robinson, Adriane Lenox, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Jane Rumbaua, Byron Jennings, Jaylon Gordon, Reg E. Cathey
- Directors:
- George C. Wolfe
- Writers:
- Rebecca Skloot, Peter Landesman
- Studio:
- Galapagos
- Genres:
- Drama
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