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Concussion (2015)
In recent years, there's been increasing public scrutiny about the long-term neurological effects of concussions in the NFL, and this drama captures the medical risks that NFL players face in pursuing their dreams. Will Smith plays real-life forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who performed an autopsy on an NFL great and determined the cause of death to be from repeated blows to the head. The film chronicles Omalu's efforts to raise public awareness about his findings and to persuade the NFL to address more seriously a medical issue that doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon.
In recent years, there's been increasing public scrutiny about the long-term neurological effects of concussions in the NFL, and this drama captures the medical risks that NFL players face in pursuing their dreams. Will Smith plays real-life forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who performed an autopsy on an NFL great and determined the cause of death to be from repeated blows to the head. The film chronicles Omalu's efforts to raise public awareness about his findings and to persuade the NFL to address more seriously a medical issue that doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon.
PeopleWill Smith, Alec Baldwin
TitlesConcussion
Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon - © 2015 Columbia Pictures