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Bonus feature: Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne, along with writer/director George C. Wolfe and members of the Lacks family, discuss the legacy of Henrietta Lacks in this compelling family featurette. |
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Based on the nonfiction book by Rebecca Skloot. |
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In English, French and Spanish, with French and Spanish subtitles, English SDH - subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Reg E. Cathey, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Sylvia Grace Crim, Reed Birney, Karen Wheeling Reynolds. |
| Summary |
Told through the eyes of Henrietta Lacks' daughter Deborah Lacks, the film chronicles her search 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. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-MA. |
| System details |
DVD; region 1 ; aspect ratio 16:9 ; English, French 5.1, Latin Spanish 2.0 ; Dolby audio. |
| Subject |
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- Drama.
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African American women -- Drama.
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Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Drama.
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Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- Drama.
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HeLa cells -- Drama.
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| Genre |
DVD-Video discs.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Biographical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Add'l Names |
Landesman, Peter, 1965- screenwriter.
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Wolfe, George C., film director.
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Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
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Byrne, Rose, actor.
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Cathey, Reg E., actor.
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Goldsberry, Renée Elise, 1971- actor.
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Birney, Reed, 1954- actor.
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Crim, Sylvia Grace, actor.
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Reynolds, Karen Wheeling, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks.
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| Other corporate author |
HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| STANDARD # |
883929600977 |
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11907080 |
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2000136060 Warner Home Video |
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3000074643 Warner Home Video |
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