My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper

A tale of life, love, and letting go.

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Release Date

6/26/2009

Runtime

109 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$95,714,875

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A raw, emotionally demanding family drama that interrogates what parents owe their children and what children owe themselves. Watching it means sitting with uncomfortable moral questions that don't have clean answers.

Mood

MelancholicTenseBittersweetMournful

Themes

FamilyLoveGriefIdentityMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Child endangerment

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