The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

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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.

Released: 2017-04-22
Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie
Runtime: 1h 33m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 114 votes

Directed by George C. Wolfe.

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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
Leslie Uggams as Sadie
Reed Birney as Dr. George Gey
John Douglas Thompson as Lawrence Lacks
Adriane Lenox as Barbara Lacks

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Where to watch The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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India: stream on JioHotstar
Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV

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