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 in order to keep her alive. Her family members are introduced one by one and each tell about how Kate's illness has affected them personally and the family. When Kate turns 15, she goes into renal failure. Anna knows that she will be forced by her parents to donate a kidney. She also knows that, if she does donate 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 and soccer, or be a mother. Not wanting any of this, Anna sues her parents for medical emancipation and the rights to her own body. Her overprotective mother, Sara (Cameron Diaz) is indignant at Anna's decision and even strikes her across the face when she receives the notice of intended prosecution. Attorney Campbell Alexander (Alec Baldwin) agrees to work for Anna as her guardian ad litem, suing for partial termination of parental rights. It is later learned he agreed to take the case not for the notoriety, but because he has epilepsy and understands her predicament of not having control over one's own body.
The judge (Joan Cusack), Judge de Salvo, refuses to grant summary dismissal, and the case goes to a hearing. The film is interlaced with flashbacks that detail Kate and Anna's closeness, as well as how Kate's illness has affected her siblings' lives and their relationships. In a flashback, Kate also meets a fellow cancer patient, Taylor Ambrose (Thomas Dekker), who she begins dating. After a date, they share their first kiss outside Kate's house, with Sara and Brian watching from their bedroom window. After this, he becomes her boyfriend in and out of hospital and supports her as she undergoes treatment. He then asks her to the hospital's "prom" for patients-- there, they slow-dance, then proceed to make love in a vacant hospital room. A few days later, Kate is crying because Taylor hasn't called her for several days. Her mother Sara, furious when Kate mentions that they "did it" and storms out to ask the nurse where Taylor is, obviously intending to confront him and learns that he has died. The film flashes back to the present. Before the hearing, their dad Brian takes the kids to the beach at Kate's request and with the doctor's permission. Overprotective as ever, Sara is infuriated when she finds out and demands that Kate be returned to the hospital, but Brian drives away anyway, threatening Sara with a divorce if she does not join them. Sara later joins them and they enjoy one last family outing together.
During the hearing, Anna and Kate's older brother, Jesse, unable to get Anna to admit it, reveals that Anna is actually acting under Kate's instruction; Kate has no confidence in another operation and would rather be allowed to die peacefully, and since Sara refuses to budge in her desire to keep her alive, she had secretly urged Anna to file for medical emancipation, and refuse to donate a kidney. Before the case is settled, Kate dies in her sleep at the hospital with her mother by her side. After Kate's death, Campbell brings the court decision – Anna won the case. The family moves on with their lives, being changed by Kate's death, but every year on Kate's birthday they go to Montana, which was her "most favorite place in the world".
4 comments:
hmm drama? ^_^
wah boleh juga nih filmnya..
@darin
yupz, filmnya mengharukan (T.T)
@blog seo
silahkan di tonton (^_^)
wkwkwkw dijiplak sama FTV indonesia
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