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Oscar® winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (Actor in a Supporting Role, Jerry Maguire, 1996) stars in this true story about a renowned brain surgeon who overcame obstacles to change the course of medicine forever. Young Ben Carson didn't have much of a chance. Growing up in a broken home amongst poverty and prejudice, his grades suffered and his temper flared. And yet, his mother never lost her faith in him. Insisting he follow the opportunities she never had, she helped to grow his imagination, intelligence and, most importantly, his belief in himself. That faith would be his gift - the thing that would drive him to follow his dream of becoming one of the world's leading neurosurgeons.
Original Release
02/07/2009
US Release
02/07/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. | Ben Carson |
Kimberly Elise | Sonya Carson |
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Candy |
Harron Atkins | Teen Carl |
Ele Bardha | Dr. Long |
Loren Bass | Yale Professor |
Geoffrey Beauchamp | Dr. Freeman |
Tajh Bellow | Curtis - Child / Curtis (Child) |
Lesley Bevan | Miss Williamson |
Jesse Christian | Hospital Staff |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cuba Gooding Jr. | Ben Carson |
Kimberly Elise | Sonya Carson |
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Candy |
Harron Atkins | Teen Carl |
Ele Bardha | Dr. Long |
Loren Bass | Yale Professor |
Geoffrey Beauchamp | Dr. Freeman |
Tajh Bellow | Curtis - Child / Curtis (Child) |
Lesley Bevan | Miss Williamson |
Jesse Christian | Hospital Staff |
Ron Coden | Professor |
Angela Dawe | Augusta Rausch |
Gregory Dockery | Teen Curtis Carson |
Zac Douglass | Mark Buckley |
Ithamar Enriquez | Jose Gonzalez |
Jaishon Fisher | Bennie |
Michael Fitch | Mark Buckley |
Erin Renee Frankfort | College Student |
Danny Goldring | Professor Burket |
Alecia Hamilton | ER Nurse |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Thomas Carter | Executive Producer |
Dan Angel | Executive Producer |
Erin Keating | Executive Producer |
Margaret Loesch | Executive Producer |
Lennox Parris | Executive Producer |
Lester Parris | Executive Producer |
Bruce Stein | Executive Producer |
Laura Gibson | Producer |
David A. Rosemont | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |