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Strong film about how the NFL fought and lost the battle to keep information about concussions under wraps. Very strong performance by Will Smith in an unusual kind of role for him.
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| Title Statement | Concussion [DVD] / Columbia Pictures presents in association with LStar Capital and Village Roadshow Pictures ; a Scott Free/Shuman Company/Cara Films/Cantillon Company production ; produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff [and two others] ; directed and written by Peter Landesman. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Commotion |
| Additional Contributors | Landesman, Peter |
| Smith, Will,1968- | |
| Baldwin, Alec,1958- | |
| Mbatha-Raw, Gugu,1983- | |
| Publication | Culver City, California: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,[2016] |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 043396471382 |
| Other Number | 2945725 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Widescreen version. Special features include: inside the true story featurette, director commentary. Bilingual packaging (English/French) |
| Performance Credits | Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. Classement CV: DP. MPAA rating: PG-13. Classement de la Régie du cinéma Québec: G. |
| Languages | English, French, and Spanish language tracks, with English, French, and Spanish subtitles.SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing)English and French audio description tracks. |
| System Details | DVD, 5.1 Dolby surround stereo. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | "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"--from www.imdb.com. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Forensic pathologists--Fiction |
| Brain--Fiction--Concussion | |
| Football injuries--Fiction | |
| By Name | Omalu, Bennet I.(Bennet Ifeakandu) |
| National Football League--Fiction | |
| By Genre | Medical films (Motion pictures) |
| Football films | |
| Biographical films | |
| Feature films | |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
| Films for people with visual disabilities | |
