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Requiem for a Running Back

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Original title: Requiem for a Running Back
Year: 2017
Running time: 89 min.
Country: United States
Director: Rebecca Carpenter
Cast: Documentary, Self: Julian Bailes, Chris Borland, Lew Carpenter, Mike Ditka, David Hovda, Jerry Kramer, James Lofton, Ann McKee, Bennet Omalu
Music: Brian H. Kim
Cinematography: Eric Wycoff
Producer: You Gotta Love. Distributor: Hydro Studios
Genre: Documentary | American Football
Synopsis: Director Rebecca Carpenter's father, Lewis Carpenter, was a running back for the 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.

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Requiem for a Running Back

2017

Rebecca Carpenter