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.
- Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 16 nominations total
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
- Candy
- (as Aunjanue Ellis)
Gregory Dockery
- Teen Curtis Carson
- (as Gregory Dockery II)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe 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..
- GoofsThe 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.
Featured review
Execellent story, very touching
Cuba Gooding plays Dr Ben Carson.
It starts off with young Ben a black child living with his mother and brother Curtis. Ben is not doing well in school and is being made fun of.
His mother keeps telling him he has to study and watch less TV. She has a strong faith in God will not accept excuses. She is hardworking and encourages the kids to read and use their brain.
Ben's mother asks him to read some of the things in the cabinet where boxes are. He says he cannot see that far away. She discovers he is having trouble reading because he cannot see and probably needs glasses.
She explains to him some excuse about her not see without her glasses but she never told her kids she cannot read. This and other things cause her to get depressed and she seeks help.
This story shows the hardship of a black single mom raising two boys. It shows the Ben being made fun of and at times put down because he is smart and also because he black.
Ben has little faith in himself but the constant reassurance from his mom helps him succeed as a prominent a brain surgeon.
You may cry at times. Ben and his mother and the cast are real good actors. I think this is a wonderful movie. You can see it on YouTube it is in English but there are subtitles.
Gifted Hands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFvRWiFV4N0
It starts off with young Ben a black child living with his mother and brother Curtis. Ben is not doing well in school and is being made fun of.
His mother keeps telling him he has to study and watch less TV. She has a strong faith in God will not accept excuses. She is hardworking and encourages the kids to read and use their brain.
Ben's mother asks him to read some of the things in the cabinet where boxes are. He says he cannot see that far away. She discovers he is having trouble reading because he cannot see and probably needs glasses.
She explains to him some excuse about her not see without her glasses but she never told her kids she cannot read. This and other things cause her to get depressed and she seeks help.
This story shows the hardship of a black single mom raising two boys. It shows the Ben being made fun of and at times put down because he is smart and also because he black.
Ben has little faith in himself but the constant reassurance from his mom helps him succeed as a prominent a brain surgeon.
You may cry at times. Ben and his mother and the cast are real good actors. I think this is a wonderful movie. You can see it on YouTube it is in English but there are subtitles.
Gifted Hands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFvRWiFV4N0
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- Mar 3, 2013
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By what name was Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) officially released in Canada in English?
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