The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:2017-04-22
Duration:93 min
Director:George C. Wolfe
Actors:Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Reg E. Cathey, Courtney B. Vance
Production:Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic, HBO Films

Overview:

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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