![]() Wolfe’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” premiering on HBO tomorrow night, tells Henrietta’s (Renee Elise Goldsberry) story. With the cells named HeLa, most of the world had no idea that it was the biological property of a Virginia mother who changed the world. Henrietta Lacks was the key that unlocked the door, leading to decades of medical advancements, including developments in the treatment of polio, Parkinsons, influenza, leukemia, and many more. For decades, scientists there had been trying to grow a cell line on which the medical industry could experiment in ways that they couldn’t do with living people. Without the knowledge of Henrietta or her family, tissue from the tumor that killed her was taken from her body and essentially made immortal at Johns Hopkins. In 1951, after having five children, Lacks discovered that she had cervical cancer, from which she would pass away at a tragically young age of 31. What’s even more fascinating about her story is that she didn’t even know how much good she would do in the world after she died. No monetary compensation was received.Henrietta Lacks is one of those people who greatly impacted your life and you don’t even know her name. Would I buy this movie DVD? Probably not, but I do recommend that you watch it at least once.ĭisclosure: We received a complimentary movie DVD from HBO Films. On my movie rating scale, I give this particular film 6 popcorn buckets out of 10 popcorn buckets on my entertainment rating scale. I don’t give out movie spoilers, so I won’t tell you how it ends. If you enjoy movies like this…you will probably enjoy this one. Like I said, I enjoyed most of the story line, just didn’t care for the acting done by Oprah Winfrey. I had never heard of Henrietta Lacks until I watched this movie. ![]() I know a lot of people are fans of her acting abilities, but in this movie…I think another actress could of done a better job at portraying the part. I sat down a few days ago to watch this movie with my husband and I have to say…I enjoyed the story line, but didn’t care for the acting by Oprah Winfrey at all. Especially when the story line is an important one. My Thoughts: I’m a retired medical professional, so any movie that has a good medical story line seems to interest me. Wolfe, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball, the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO hit series, True Blood and Six Feet Under. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is directed by George C. Cathey from HBO’s The Wire and Oz, and Emmy® winner Courtney B. The A-list, ensemble cast includes Tony Award-winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, Reg E. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a story of medical arrogance and triumph, race, poverty, and deep friendship between the unlikeliest of people. The film chronicles her search, along with journalist Rebecca Skloot (Byrne), to learn about the mother she never knew and understand how the unauthorized harvesting of Lacks’ cancerous cells in 1951 led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs, changing countless lives and the face of medicine forever. In this adaptation of Rebecca Skloot’s critically acclaimed, bestselling nonfiction book of the same name, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is told through the eyes of Henrietta Lacks’ daughter, Deborah Lacks (Winfrey). Led by Oscar® nominee and TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Emmy® nominee Rose Byrne, the “Intriguing and thought provoking” (The New York Times) HBO® Film. ![]() Her story, previously lost in history, is brought to life in HBO® Films’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. * We received a complimentary DVD from HBO Films.Īn African-American woman becomes the unwitting pioneer for multiple medical developments, such as the Polio vaccine, when her cells are harvested to create the first immortal human cell line. This movie was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 5th, 2017. Here’s more information about the movie. Recently we had the opportunity to sit down and watch the brand new DVD movie release called “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”.
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