The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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Duration: 93 min

Release date: 2017-04-22

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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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as Rebecca Skloot

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Renée Elise Goldsberry

as Henrietta Lacks

as Deborah Lacks

as Country Girl Mae

L. Warren Young

L. Warren Young

Sylvia Grace Crim

Sylvia Grace Crim

as Mary Kubicek

as Lawrence (16 yrs.)

as Young Gladys

as Carl the Mechanic

Kyanna Simone Simpson

Kyanna Simone Simpson

as Deborah (15-24YRS)

as Johns Hopkins Student

Karen Wheeling Reynolds

Karen Wheeling Reynolds

Jordan Eli Arellano

Jordan Eli Arellano

as Young Sonny Lacks

as Woman at Pump

as Johns Hopkins Nurse

Christopher Robert Escobar

Christopher Robert Escobar

as Chris the Intern

De'Marco Arrington

De'Marco Arrington

Tashaun Stanfill-Perry

Tashaun Stanfill-Perry

as Henrietta Lacks Neighbor

Matthew Bernard

Matthew Bernard

as Johns Hopkins Student

Elizabeth Hackler

Elizabeth Hackler

as Rebecca's Co-worker

Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.

Raphael Dante' Carr Jr.

Miguel Angel Marrero

Miguel Angel Marrero

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

as Dr. George Gey

as First Administrator

Terrence V. Walker

Terrence V. Walker

as Church Patron

as Christoph Lengauer

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Peter Landesman

Peter Landesman

Caroline Hanania

Caroline Hanania

Production Design

George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe

Digital Intermediate Assistant

Director of Photography

Assistant Art Director

Set Decoration Buyer

Brittany Upchurch

Brittany Upchurch

Set Decoration Buyer

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