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Summary
Breakthrough tells the story of a renegade scientist’s quest to find a cure for cancer, the disease that killed his mother. Texan Jim Allison is a 2018 Nobel Prize winner for discovering how to prompt a cancer patient’s own immune system into defeating their disease, but for decades he waged an often-lonely struggle against the painful skepticism of the medical establishment.
🎭 Genre
Documentary
⏱ Duration
1h 30min
📅 Year
2019
👥 Recommendations
6
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Reviews 6 people recommend it · top 3 by likes
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Breakthrough ⚡
Department
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Address
Bill Haney
Woody Harrelson
Narrator (voice)
Jim Allison
Self
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Tags & themes
Documentarycancerscientistmedical breakthrough
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Breakthrough tells the story of a renegade scientist’s quest to find a cure for cancer, the disease that killed his mother. Texan Jim Allison is a 2018 Nobel Prize winner for discovering how to prompt a cancer patient’s own immune system into defeating their disease, but for decades he waged an ofte...
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Breakthrough has a runtime of 1h 30min. It was released in 2019.
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Technical sheet
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Release date | March 9, 2019 |
| Director | Bill Haney |
| Runtime | 1 h 30 min |
| Country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Cast | Woody Harrelson · Jim Allison |
| Production | Uncommon Productions |
| IMDB | tt9617570 |