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Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story

Original title: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
  • TV Movie
  • 2009
  • 12
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,548
290
Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
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Biography of Ben Carson who grew up to be Dr. Ben Carson, a world famous neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins.Biography of Ben Carson who grew up to be Dr. Ben Carson, a world famous neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins.Biography of Ben Carson who grew up to be Dr. Ben Carson, a world famous neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins.

  • Director
    • Thomas Carter
  • Writer
    • John Pielmeier
  • Stars
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Kimberly Elise
    • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,548
    290
    • Director
      • Thomas Carter
    • Writer
      • John Pielmeier
    • Stars
      • Cuba Gooding Jr.
      • Kimberly Elise
      • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • 53User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 8 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
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    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kimberly Elise in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Kimberly Elise in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Kimberly Elise in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kimberly Elise in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kimberly Elise in Begnadete Hände - Die Ben Carson Story (2009)

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    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Ben Carson
    Kimberly Elise
    Kimberly Elise
    • Sonya Carson
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • Candy
    • (as Aunjanue Ellis)
    Alora Adams
    • Alexa Courtney
    Harron Atkins
    Harron Atkins
    • Teen Carl
    Ele Bardha
    Ele Bardha
    • Dr. Long
    Loren Bass
    • Yale Professor
    Geoffrey Beauchamp
    • Dr. Freeman
    Tajh Bellow
    Tajh Bellow
    • Curtis - Child
    Lesley Bevan
    • Miss Williamson
    Jesse Christian
    • Hospital Staff
    Ron Coden
    • Professor
    Angela Dawe
    • Augusta Rausch
    Gregory Dockery
    • Teen Curtis Carson
    • (as Gregory Dockery II)
    Zac Douglass
    • Mark Buckley
    Ithamar Enriquez
    Ithamar Enriquez
    • Jose Gonzalez
    Jaishon Fisher
    Jaishon Fisher
    • Bennie
    Michael Fitch
    • Mark Buckley
    • Director
      • Thomas Carter
    • Writer
      • John Pielmeier
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    • Trivia
      The real Ben Carson can be seen briefly as an extra walking down the hallway reading a chart and wearing the same blue scrubs as Cuba Gooding Jr..
    • Goofs
      The shot of the cityscape appearing at the beginning, after Ben Carson accepts to perform surgery on the twins, is presented as ULM (Germany) but actually shows Hamburg.
    • Quotes

      Sonya Carson: I didn't say they weren't expensive clothes. I said they're cheap. Most folks that wear cheap clothes on the outside are dead on the inside. The folks I work for, they buy clothes that last. That's what I try to get you.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Josh Brolin/Martin O'Malley/Judd Winick/Abe Laboriel Jr. (2015)

    User reviews53

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    8/10
    Great Role Models
    I found this movie deeply moving. As a person of faith, I was impressed by the positive depiction of religion in helping Ben Carson and his mother to strive to overcome negative influences in their lives.

    In response to ctomvelu-1 who commented on "evil racist whites (what other kind could there be in a story like this?", I would like to point out that the psychiatrist who helps Ben's mother overcome depression, the science teacher who shows Ben another world in a microscope, the admissions counselor who is impressed by Ben's interest in classical music are positive white role models, just to name a few. The black teenage gang member is also depicted as the kind that holds fellow blacks back by berating those who strive for excellence for trying to be white. More people of all races should see this movie.
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    • ben_m_jones
    • Dec 9, 2009

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    • Release date
      • February 7, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gifted Hands
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentations
      • Magna Global Entertainment
      • Sony Pictures Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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