Requiem for a Running Back

Name: Requiem for a Running Back
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 10, 2017
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Ann McKee, Bennet Omalu, Chris Borland, David Hovda, James Lofton

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Hydro Studios | Release Date: November 10, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Ann McKee, Bennet Omalu, Chris Borland, David Hovda, James Lofton, Jerry Kramer, Julian Bailes, Lew Carpenter, Mike Ditka

Summary: 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 TraumaticDirector 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.… Expand

Director: Rebecca Carpenter

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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Richard Roeper

Nov 9, 2017

The end result is a brilliant and brave and beautifully honest film. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

Nov 8, 2017

Carpenter isn’t a polished interviewer, but her candor and longstanding connections to the sport provide access that we wouldn’t see otherwise. Read full review

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