Something the Lord Made
The movie depicts the relationship between two medical pioneers, one celebrated, one overlooked: the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock, the world famous 'Blue Baby doctor' who pioneered modern heart surgery.
1 January 1979, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
November 3, 1978 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
7 December 1955, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
23 December 1985, Taipai, Taiwan
May 29, 1961 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
18 January 1944, New York City, New York, USA
28 June 1966, New York City, New York, USA
21 February 1962, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
13 May 1975, Buffalo, New York, USA
28 December 1960, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
July 02, 2018
Moving without being maudlin; it doesn't over-inflate the inherent drama of the two men's relationship or the era in which they lived.
