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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017 · 93 min

A sober, heartfelt docudrama that balances scientific discovery with a family's search for recognition, moving but rarely sensational.

Directed by
George C. Wolfe
Genres
Drama, History, Tv movie
Starring
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Tagline
Discover what you are made of
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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Directed by
George C. Wolfe
Genres
Drama, History, Tv movie
Starring
Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry
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  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • family
  • justice
  • science
  • memory
Places
  • hospital
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, history, tv movie
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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93 min
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