The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)Movies

If it’s got Oprah in it, chances are it’s one HeLa story. Deborah (Oprah Winfrey - Beloved) and her family are wary of the medical establishment and for good reason. Before Deborah’s mother Henrietta died of cervical cancer in 1951, her cells were harvested without her permission, and in the years since, those using Henrietta’s “immortal” HeLa cells (the first to be successfully reproduced outside the human body) have exploited Henrietta’s family for their continuing research without compensation. So Deborah is skeptical when science journalist Rebecca (Rose Byrne - Bridesmaids) reaches out to Deborah with plans to write a book about her mom, but the two embark on a journey to uncover details of her mother’s short life and the cells that led to breakthrough treatments for tuberculosis,...