My Sister's Keeper

"A tale of life, love, and letting go."

Jun 26 2009 PG-13 1h 49m
Drama, Family

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.

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Plot

In Los Angeles, the eleven year old Anna Fitzgerald seeks the successful lawyer Campbell Alexander trying to hire him to earn medical emancipation from her mother Sara that wants Anna to donate her kidney to her sister. She tells the lawyer the story of her family after the discovery that her older sister Kate has had leukemia; how she was conceived by in vitro fertilization to become a donor; and the medical procedures she has been submitted since she was five years old to donate to her sister. Campbell accepts to work pro bono and the obsessed Sara decides to go to court to force Anna to help her sister.

Written by

Jeremy Leven, Nick Cassavetes, Jodi Picoult

Directed by

Nick Cassavetes

Cast

Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Line Cinema, Curmudgeon Films, Gran Via Productions, Mark Johnson Productions

Languages

English, Hrvatski

Awards

4 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
My Sister's Keeper - trailer
My Sister's Keeper Web Promo
Scores
# of Votes
102,416
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA