Drama ·History ·TV Movie · United States of America · 2017 · 1h 33m

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Director

Cast

Oprah Winfrey as Deborah Lacks Rose Byrne as Rebecca Skloot Renée Elise Goldsberry as Henrietta Lacks Reg E. Cathey as Zakariyyah Courtney B. Vance as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield Rocky Carroll as Sonny Lacks

Crew

Sofian El Fani — Director of Photography Aaron Yanes — Editor Branford Marsalis — Original Music Composer George C. Wolfe — Screenplay Peter Landesman — Screenplay Alexander Woo — Writer

Tagline

Discover what you are made of

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

medical research medical drama

Key Collaborators

George C. Wolfe Director Sofian El Fani Director of Photography Aaron Yanes Editor Branford Marsalis Original Music Composer George C. Wolfe Screenplay Peter Landesman Screenplay Alexander Woo Writer Kathryn Dean Producer Caroline Hanania Production Design Paul Tazewell Costume Design

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