The read
It runs a compact 59m.
Synopsis
In 1951, a woman died in Baltimore, U.S.A. She was called Henrietta Lacks. These are cells from her body. They were taken from her just before she died. They have been growing and multiplying ever since. There are now billions of these cells in laboratories around the world. If massed together, they would weigh 400 times her original weight. These cells have transformed modern medicine, but they also became caught up in the politics of our age.
Ratings
TMDB6/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Adam CurtisDirector
Cast
- Fred GarrettHimself
- George GeyHimself
- Howard JonesHimself
- Mary KubicekHerself
- Deborah Lacks PullumHerself
- Walter Nelson-ReesHimself
- Roland PattilloHimself
- Roland PattilloHimself
- Sadie SturdivantHerself
- Adam CurtisNarrator
Stills
Themes
medicineracismmedical researchmedical breakthroughprofessional ethicsethics