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Jim Allison: Breakthrough (2019)
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Jim Allison: Breakthrough (2019)

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
September 27, 2019
Studio
Dada Films
Official Site
https://www.breakthroughdoc.com/
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
September 27, 2019
MPAA Rating
PG-13
Duration
90 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
Dada Films
Official Site
https://www.breakthroughdoc.com/
Director
Bill Haney
Producer
Jennifer Pearce
Screenwriter
Bill Haney
Starring
  • Jim Allison
  • Woody Harrelson as Narrator (voice)

In the high-stakes world of medical research, one maverick scientist wages a lonely war against a formidable enemy. "Jim Allison: Breakthrough" chronicles the extraordinary journey of Jim Allison, a brilliant and stubborn immunologist from a small Texas town, whose unorthodox ideas about fighting cancer are dismissed for decades by the scientific establishment. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, this compelling documentary follows Allison's relentless pursuit to unlock the immune system's power to defeat the disease, a quest fueled by personal loss and a defiant spirit. Directed by Bill Haney, the film immerses viewers in the intense, often frustrating atmosphere of laboratory science, capturing the decades-long struggle against institutional skepticism. It is a gripping story of perseverance, profiling a man whose unwavering belief in his own breakthrough could change the world, framing a profound conflict not just against illness, but against the very system meant to foster innovation.