The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

6.3 / 10

(114 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

History,

TV Movie

Duration:

93 minutes

Year:

2017

Director:

George C. Wolfe

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Company:

Harpo Films,

Cine Mosaic,

HBO Films

Cast:
Oprah Winfrey

Deborah Lacks

Rose Byrne

Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Henrietta Lacks

Reg E. Cathey

Zakariyyah

Courtney B. Vance

Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Crew:
George C. Wolfe

Director

Rebecca Skloot

Book

George C. Wolfe

Screenplay

Aaron Yanes

Editor

Cindy Tolan

Casting