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Requiem for a Running Back (2017)
Director Rebecca Carpenter's father, Lewis Carpenter, was a running back for Vince Lombardi's NFL Champion Green Bay Packers. When he dies, her family receives a surprise call from Boston University's brain bank requesting his brain - with shocking results. Lew becomes the 18th NFL player diagnosed postmortem with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative neurocognitive disorder that can cause episodes of rage, social withdrawal, and other unusual behaviors. Carpenter finds herself at ground zero of an unfolding public health controversy and embarks on a three-year odyssey across America to explore the far-reaching implications of this "new" disease in football players.
Genres:
Documentary
Keywords: imdb.chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy,
imdb.national-football-league,
imdb.football-concussion,
imdb.cte-diagnosis,
imdb.boston-university,
imdb.football-brain-injury,
imdb.football-injury + 11 more,
imdb.brain-injury,
imdb.brain-concussion,
imdb.neuropathology,
imdb.traumatic-brain-injury,
imdb.medical-research,
imdb.american-football,
imdb.brain-research,
imdb.professional-football,
imdb.green-bay-packers,
imdb.neurological-illness,
imdb.neurocognitive-disorder
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video ,
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Country: United States
Languages:
English
Runtime: 101 min.
Released: Nov. 10, 2017
Status: Released
Certification: NR
