“Witness Oprah Winfrey give one of the best performances of her career”- Variety
An
African-American woman becomes the unwitting pioneer for multiple
medical developments, such as the Polio vaccine, when her cells are
harvested to create the first immortal human cell line. Her story,
previously lost in history, is brought to life in HBO® Films’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Led by Oscar® nominee and TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Emmy® nominee Rose Byrne, the “Intriguing and thought provoking” (The New York Times) HBO® Film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is available to own on Blu-RayTM and DVD September 5, 2017.
In this adaptation of Rebecca Skloot’s critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is
told through the eyes of Henrietta Lacks’ daughter, Deborah Lacks
(Winfrey). The film chronicles her search, along with journalist Rebecca
Skloot (Byrne), to learn about the mother she never knew and understand
how the unauthorized harvesting of Lacks’ cancerous cells in 1951 led
to unprecedented medical breakthroughs, changing countless lives and the
face of medicine forever. With a supporting cast that includes Renée
Elise Goldsberry, Reg E. Cathey, Courtney B. Vance, Ruben
Santiago-Hudson, Leslie Uggams, Reed Birney, Rocky Carroll and John
Douglas Thompson, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a story of medical arrogance and triumph, race, poverty, and deep friendship between the unlikeliest of people.
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THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Available on Blu-ray™ and DVD September 5, 2017
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