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.

Special Features

• Behind the Scenes of "Gifted Hands"
• Triumph and Inspiration: The Journey of Dr. Ben Carson

SPECIAL FEATURES ARE NOT RATED AND MAY NOT BE SUBTITLED OR CLOSED CAPTIONED.

ACTORS

Cuba Gooding Jr., Kimberly Elise, Aunjanue Ellis, Gus Hoffman, Jaishon Fisher

DIRECTOR

Thomas Carter

TELEPLAY BY

John Pielmeier

BASED ON THE BOOK

“Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” by Benjamin Carson M.D. and Cecil Murphey

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