Concussion (2015)
Directed by Peter Landesman
Genres - Drama, Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Medical Drama, Sports Drama |
Release Date - Dec 25, 2015 (USA) |
Run Time - 123 min. |
Countries - American Samoa, Australia, United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Tom Ciampoli
Filmmaker Peter Landesman (Parkland) wrote and directed this sports-themed drama based on Jeanne Marie Laskas' GQ article "Game Brain," about the potentially horrific cost of playing football. Pittsburgh-based neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith) discovers a degenerative brain disease now known as CTE in the autopsies of several deceased pro-football players, but after presenting his research, he finds himself under fire from the NFL. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Luke Wilson, Alec Baldwin, Bitsie Tulloch, and Albert Brooks co-star.
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brain, brain-damage, conspiracy, cover-up, doctor, football, football-player
