Product Information
Based on Rebecca Skloot's best-selling novel which is about a determined young woman, who, with the help of a young journalist, wants to find information about her mother, who died of cancer in 1951 through clues which she has amassed over time. It is found that samples of cancerous tissues were harvested from her mother without consent and used for medical research. All this was done in secret and would aid cancer research for years.Product Identifiers
ProducerAlan Ball, Kathryn Dean, Carla Gardini, Oprah Winfrey, Peter Macdissi
EAN0883929600977
eBay Product ID (ePID)9053513146
Product Key Features
ActorRose Byrne, Rocky Carroll, Courtney B. Vance, Oprah Winfrey, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Film/TV TitleThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
DirectorGeorge C. Wolfe, Sofian El Fani, George Wolfe
LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish
Run Time90 Min
FormatDVD
Release Year2017
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, History, Adaptation
StudioHbo Home Video
Sub-GenreMystery
Additional Product Features
Unit Quantity1
ComposerBranford Marsalis
ScreenwriterAlexander Woo, Rebecca Skloot, George C. Wolfe, Peter Landesman
AuthorRebecca Skloot
SoundDolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Original LanguagePt, En
Production CompanyYour Face Goes Here Entertainment, Harpo Films, Cine Mosaic
EditorAaron Yanes
WriterAlexander Woo, Rebecca Skloot, George C. Wolfe