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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne. It is based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Skloot and documents the story of Henrietta Lacks, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the 1950s, and whose cancer cells (later known as HeLa) would change the course of cancer treatment. The film premiered on HBO on April 22, 2017.[1]

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Based on	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Screenplay by	Peter Landesman Alexander Woo George C. Wolfe
Directed by	George C. Wolfe
Starring	Oprah Winfrey Rose Byrne Renée Elise Goldsberry Courtney B. Vance Reg E. Cathey Ruben Santiago-Hudson Leslie Uggams
Composer	Branford Marsalis
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Alan Ball Carla Gardini Peter Macdissi Lydia Dean Pilcher Oprah Winfrey
Producer	Kathryn Dean
Cinematography	Sofian El Fani
Editor	Aaron Yanes
Running time	1 hour and 32 minutes
Production companies	Your Face Goes Here Entertainment Harpo Films Cine Mosaic
Distributor	HBO
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22)

Cast

Production

The film was announced on May 2, 2016 with Alan Ball and Oprah Winfrey as executive producers. George C. Wolfe would direct the film, with Winfrey taking the role of Lacks' daughter Deborah.[2] In July, Rose Byrne was cast as Rebecca Skloot, the author of the book about Henrietta, who befriends Deborah while reporting on her mother's life,[3] and Renée Elise Goldsberry was cast as the titular Henrietta Lacks.[4] The core supporting cast was rounded out in August 2016, with Courtney B. Vance, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Reg E. Cathey and Leslie Uggams amongst them.[5] After several weeks of shooting in Atlanta, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks began filming in Baltimore in September, 2016.[6][7] Two of Henrietta Lacks's sons, Zakariyya and Sonny, were consultants on the film.[8]

Reception

Critical reception

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with Winfrey's performance gaining high praise. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 65%, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[9] On Metacritic the film has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2017	Black Reel Awards for Television	Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series		Nominated	[11]
		Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series	Oprah Winfrey	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series	Reg E. Cathey	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series	George C. Wolfe	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series		Won
	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Motion Picture		Nominated	[12]
		Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series	Oprah Winfrey	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Television Movie	Oprah Winfrey, Carla Gardini, Alan Ball, Peter Macdissi, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Rebecca Skloot, and Kathryn Dean	Nominated	[13]
2018	Artios Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Film – Non-Theatrical Release	Cindy Tolan, Meagan Lewis, and Daniel Cabeza	Nominated	[14]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Movie Made for Television		Nominated	[15]
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries	George C. Wolfe	Nominated	[16]
	Gracie Awards	Made for TV Movie		Won	[17]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special		Nominated	[18]
		Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special	Oprah Winfrey	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special	Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, and George C. Wolfe	Nominated
	NAMIC Vision Awards	Original Movie or Special		Won	[19]
		Best Performance – Drama	Oprah Winfrey	Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Motion Picture Made for Television		Nominated	[20]
	USC Scripter Awards	Television	Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, and George C. Wolfe (screenwriters); Rebecca Skloot (author)	Nominated	[21]
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Long Form – Adapted	Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, and George C. Wolfe; Based on the book by Rebecca Skloot	Nominated	[22]

References

External links

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks at IMDb

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