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Discover what you are made of - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Release Date: 22 Apr 2017

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

Director: Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic, HBO Films

Production Companies: Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic, HBO Films

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (98 votes)

Cast

  • Rebecca Skloot: Rose Byrne
  • Henrietta Lacks: Renée Elise Goldsberry
  • Deborah Lacks: Oprah Winfrey
  • Country Girl Mae: Ninja N. Devoe
  • Aunt Ethel: Lisa Arrindell
  • Cousin Josh: Earl Poitier
  • Day Lacks: L. Warren Young
  • Cousin Fred: Patrick Walker
  • Mrs. Hsu: Jane Rumbaua
  • Mary Kubicek: Sylvia Grace Crim
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