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Walter Raney | ... | |
| Sofia Vassilieva | ... | ||
| Cameron Diaz | ... | ||
| Heather Wahlquist | ... | ||
| Jason Patric | ... | ||
| Evan Ellingson | ... | ||
| Alec Baldwin | ... | ||
| Nicole Marie Lenz | ... |
Gloria
(as Nicole Lenz)
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| Paul Butler | ... |
Jesse age 3
(as Paul Christopher Butler)
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Olivia Hancock | ... | |
| Jeffrey Markle | ... | ||
| Emily Deschanel | ... | ||
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John DeRosa | ... |
EMT
(as John De Rosa)
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| Marcos A. Ferraez | ... |
EMT
(as Marcos De La Cruz)
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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 Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Although the film differs from the book, it is still amazing. The acting was believable and you could really see the heartbreak of the family. But, there were also some funny moments, making the movie slightly uplifting. I am a huge fan of the book, and if i had been expecting to see on the screen exactly what is in the book i would have been disappointed. However, the film has earnt the 10 stars respectively and should, in my opinion, receive an Oscar. I can tell already that the actress who plays Kate will go far in the film industry and i feel that Cameron Diaz has done herself proud, discarding her comedy label. Overall, a brilliant film with a strong message.