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Dec 25, 2015 · Concussion: Directed by Peter Landesman. With Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
- (101K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Peter Landesman
- 2015-12-25
Dec 23, 2015 · This film, written and directed by Peter Landesman and based in part on a 2009 magazine article, portrays Omalu as a cheerful, quietly religious man who, as a Nigerian-born immigrant, believes strongly in the American Dream, and believes that doing the right thing is part of that whole trip.
Set during the 2000s, the film stars Will Smith as Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who fights against the National Football League trying to suppress his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) brain degeneration suffered by professional football players.
Dec 23, 2015 · In the midst of an ongoing debate, Concussion takes a side, but it’s not bullheaded, nor is it fearful. Like the best films of its genre, it knows veracity is the best defense.
- Joe Neumaier
G ive Concussion, the upcoming film about the NFL’s tragic fumbling of its head trauma crisis, credit for surprising the viewer. Turns out that a movie starring pretty dry stuff—brain science, a...
Dec 28, 2015 · For its first hour, Concussion stays tightly focused on its main character rather than the agenda itself. Instead of a lecture, the movie takes the form of an investigative thriller.
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Dec 29, 2015 · Dr Conidi discusses some of the major points addressed in the blockbuster film that could impact clinical practice.
