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A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional...

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Uniform Title:Concussion (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Landesman, Peter, 1965- (Screenwriter), Howard, James Newton (composer (expression)), Totino, Salvatore (director of photography.), Smith, Will, 1968- (Actor), Baldwin, Alec, 1958- (Actor), Brooks, Albert, 1947- (Actor), Mbatha-Raw, Gugu, 1983- (Actor), Morse, David, 1953- (Actor), Howard, Arliss (Actor), Reiser, Paul (Actor), Wilson, Luke, 1971- (Actor), Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale, 1967- (Actor), O'Malley, Mike, 1966- (Actor), Moyer, Stephen (Actor), Caldwell, L. Scott (Actor), Harper, Hill, 1966- (Actor), Jones, Richard T., 1972- (Actor), Marsan, Eddie (Actor), Tulloch, Bitsie, 1981- (Actor), Willig, Matthew, 1969- (Actor), Ziskie, Daniel (Actor), Laskas, Jeanne Marie, 1958-
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Culver City, California] : Columbia Pictures, [2015]
Subjects:
Omalu, Bennet I. > (Bennet Ifeakandu) > Drama.
National Football League > Drama.
Laskas, Jeanne Marie, > 1958- > Film adaptations.
Omalu, Bennet I. > (Bennet Ifeakandu)
Laskas, Jeanne Marie, > 1958-
National Football League
Neuropathologists > Drama.
Football players > Drama.
Brain > Concussion > Drama.
Football injuries > Drama.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > Drama.
Brain > Concussion
Football injuries
Football players
Neuropathologists
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
Biographical films
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Medical films (Motion pictures)
Sports films
Fiction films.
Sports films.
Biographical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Films de fiction.
Films médicaux.
Films sportifs.
Films biographiques.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful - and beloved - institutions in the world.
Item Description:Based on the GQ article "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (124 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material including some disturbing images, and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Salvatore Totino; editor, William Goldenberg; music, James Newton Howard.