My Sister's Keeper is a 2009 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, and Alec Baldwin. Based on Jodi Picoult's novel of the same name with screenplay adaptation by Jeremy Leven, the film tells the story of one family's struggle to cope with a serious disease of one of its members while presenting viewpoints from each family member. My Sister's Keeper was released in the United ...
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My Sister's Keeper is a 2009 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, and Alec Baldwin. Based on Jodi Picoult's novel of the same name with screenplay adaptation by Jeremy Leven, the film tells the story of one family's struggle to cope with a serious disease of one of its members while presenting viewpoints from each family member. My Sister's Keeper was released in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom on June 26, 2009.
Conceived by means of in vitro fertilization, Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin) was brought into the world to be a genetic match for her older sister, Kate (Sofia Vassilieva), who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia. Anna knows if she donates a kidney, she will be unable to live the life she wants; she will no longer be able to take part in extracurricular activities such as cheerleading or soccer or motherhood. Her family members are introduced one by one and each tell...
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