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.
Production Year:
2009
Released:
Tue, 09/08/2009
Run Time Minutes:
90
Genres:
Drama
Genres:
Television
Trailer:
Yes
Format Aspect Ratio:
16x9-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-5
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Ben Carson
Actors:
Kimberly Elise - Sonya Carson
Actors:
Aunjanue Ellis - Candy Carson
Actors:
Gus Hoffman - Teen Bennie
Actors:
Jaishon Fisher - Bennie
Actors:
Harron Atkins - Carl (Teen)
Actors:
Ele Bardha - Dr. Long
Actors:
Loren Bass - Yale Professor
Actors:
Geoffrey Beauchamp - Dr. Freeman
Actors:
Tajh Bellow - Curtis (Child)
Actors:
Lesley Bevan - Miss Williamson
Actors:
Ron Coden - Yale Chemistry Professor
Actors:
Angela Dawe - Augusta Rausch
Actors:
Gregory Dockery II - Curtis (Teen)
Actors:
Zac Douglass - Mark Buckley
Actors:
Ithamar Enriquez - Jose Gonzalez
Actors:
Michael Fitch - Mark Buckley
Actors:
Danny Goldring - Professor Burket
Actors:
Maestro Harrell - Joe (Teen)
Actors:
John Hickman - Mr. Jaeck
Actors:
John Hoogenakker - Psychiatrist
Actors:
Duncan Hursley - Cardio Surgeon
Actors:
Ellington King - B.J. Carson
Actors:
Alondra Lozano - Cynthia Gonzalez
Actors:
Erick Michael - Bandit King
Actors:
Dennis North - ER Doctor #2
Actors:
Wayne David Parker - ER Doctor #1
Actors:
Yasen Peyankov - Dr. Udvarhelyi
Actors:
Cheyenne Pinson - Maria Gonzalez
Actors:
Jimmy Rhoades - Anestesiologist
Actors:
Ashley Richardson - Sister Scott
Actors:
Jacquelyn Ritz - Mrs. Gross
Actors:
Gordon Smith - Dr. Mark Rogers
Actors:
Scott Stangland - Peter Rausch
Actors:
Emily Sutton-Smith - OR Nurse Karen Smith
Actors:
Casey Tutton - Kathy Buchanan
Actors:
Rick Uecker - Elementary Principal
Actors:
Aileen Uytuico - OR Nurse
Actors:
Guy Van Swearingen - Dr. Hairston
Actors:
Matthew Elijah Webb - Murray Carson
Actors:
Alan Wilder - German Obstetrician
Actors:
Armon Williams - Paramedic
Actors:
Reuben Yabuku - Pastor Ford