Concussion is an American sports drama based on the 2009 GQ magazine article "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas and tells the story of forensic pathologist and neuropathologist Bennet Omal (Will Smith, Suicide Squad, Focus, Men in Black) who finds a link between head injuries in American football and the onset of early-onset dementia and behavioral disorders that can lead to death. In the film, where he opposes the leaders of the NFL, the organization that "owns" the day of the week (Sunday), Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson and others also appear, and Peter Landesman (Parkland) signed the film.
Sports drama Concussion is sure to cause headaches for organizational leaders NFL, as it is about a real-life Nigerian doctor from Pittsburgh (Will Smith), which he wanted to highlight the dark truth about American football. He was the first to discover the occurrence of a neurodegenerative disease in players (based on the autopsy of Mike Webster, former Steelers player), which we call chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and is the result repeated head injuries, and causes depression, suicidal tendencies, dementia, paranoia, tremors, apathy, aggression and other behavioral disorders.
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Will Smith with his amazing performance in which he transforms from a doctor to of the modern Don Quixote he more than convincingly makes a candidacy for the Oscar, for which he was already in the running for the role of Muhammad Ali years ago. Like Bennett Omal now he is dealing blows with an even worse opponent - the NFL. But who will win in the end?
Sports drama
Concussion
(USA, 2015)
Direction: Peter Landesman. They play: Will Smith, Albert Brooks, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, David Morse Mike O'Malley, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Arliss Howard Bitsie Tulloch.
In the cinema from December 25, 2015.
