Something the Lord Made

This film is based on the true story of white surgeon Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and his African American lab assistant Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) who, together, invented both the instruments and the procedure necessary to correct the heart deformity that resulted in "blue babies".

The time was the 1940's and the two men were confronted not only by racial prejudice, but by a medical community who believed heart surgery, of any kind, was impossible.

This beautifully acted and soul-stirring drama gives an insight into the medical profession and shows that, when a man believes in himelf and follows his dream, nothing can stop him.