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Will Smith stars in Concussion, 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 ...
Concussion is a 2015 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by Peter Landesman, based on the exposé "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas, published in 2009 by GQ magazine. 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 ...
Concussion is a film directed by Peter Landesman with Will Smith, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks .... Year: 2015. Original title: Concussion. Synopsis: Dr. Bennet Omalu was the first to identify chronic brain damage as a factor in the deaths of some National Football League players.
Box office. $78,957 [2] Concussion is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Stacie Passon and starring Robin Weigert. Although not autobiographical, the story was partially inspired by Passon herself suffering a mild concussion, in the same manner depicted in the film, shortly before she began writing the screenplay. [3]
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. Concussion (2015) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more.
This drama is based on the true story of a forensic pathologist who made a controversial link between NFL players' concussions and brain disorders. Watch trailers & learn more.
While the subject of Concussion isn’t your typical Hollywood holiday fare, the film nevertheless touches many nerves, spotlights a terrific performance by Will Smith (even though he sports a mostly annoying Nigerian accent throughout) and takes the National Football League to task as the villain it was for many years as it seemingly ignored the concussion epidemic of its current and former ...
