Jim Allison: Breakthrough

Sep 27 2019 PG-13 1h 30m

Documentary

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.

Plot

Renegade Texan scientist Jim Allison devotes his life work to find a cure for cancer after the disease takes the life of his mother.

Written by

Bill Haney

Directed by

Bill Haney

Cast

Jim Allison, Sharon Belvin, Eric Benson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Uncommon Productions

Languages

English

Awards

8 wins & 7 nominations

Trailers

Jim Allison: Breakthrough Official Trailer (2019) -- Regal [HD]

Scores

# of Votes

237

Average Rating

7.6 out of 10

Metascore

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