Underplayed Gems

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story poster
Directed by
Thomas Carter
Genre
drama film, biography
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 790 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A poor boy with a single mother grows up to become a famous brain surgeon. The story shows his hard work and belief in himself overcoming obstacles.

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What happens

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a 2009 biographical television drama film directed and co-produced by Thomas Carter, written by John Pielmeier, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Kimberly Elise and Aunjanue Ellis. The film is based on the autobiography of neurosurgeon (and later politician) Ben Carson, which was co-written by Cecil Murphey and published under the same title in 1990. A Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation, the movie premiered on TNT on Saturday, February 7, 2009. Gooding Jr. was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. Carter was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Television Film. The film additionally received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Movie/Miniseries and four Creative Arts Emmy Award nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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