The film follows the Fitzgerald family, whose lives are defined by their eldest daughter Kate’s battle with acute leukemia. To save Kate, parents Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian (Jason Patric) conceive Anna (Abigail Breslin) through in vitro fertilization to be a perfect genetic match. For eleven years, Anna undergoes countless medical procedures to provide blood, marrow, and stem cells for her sister.
The story reaches a breaking point when Kate suffers kidney failure. Anna, now a pre-teen, is expected to donate a kidney—a major surgery that would permanently alter her life. Instead, Anna sues her parents for "medical emancipation," hiring high-profile lawyer Campbell Alexander (Alec Baldwin) to win the rights to her own body. Key Themes La custode di mia sorella 2009 - 109 min Dr...
The central tension lies between Anna’s love for her sister and her need to be viewed as an individual rather than a medical resource. The film follows the Fitzgerald family, whose lives