Burbank, CA, September 3, 2009 – Based on the bestselling book from Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper arrives on Blu-ray and DVD November 17th from Warner Home Video. Follow Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin on a journey revealing surprising truths that challenge one’s perceptions of family, love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
Sara and Brian Fitzgerald’s life with their young son and their two-year-old daughter, Kate, is forever altered when they learn that Kate has leukemia. The parents’ only hope is to conceive another child, Anna, who is specifically intended to save Kate’s life. Throughout their young lives, the sisters endure various medical procedures and hospital stays. Until Anna, now 11, says “no.” Seeking medical emancipation, she hires her own lawyer, initiating a court case that divides the family and that could leave Kate’s rapidly failing body in the hands of fate.
From Director, Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook), My Sister’s Keeper stars Golden Globe™ nominee Cameron Diaz (What Happens in Vegas, Gangs of New York), Academy Award™ nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Definitely, Maybe), Jason Patric (In the Valley of Elah), Academy Award™ nominee Alec Baldwin (TV’s 30 Rock) and Academy Award™ nominee Joan Cusack (In & Out).
My Sister’s Keeper will be available on Blu-ray for $35.99 and on single disc DVD for $28.98.
On November 17, My Sister’s Keeper will also be available ON DEMAND through Digital Cable, Satellite TV, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles and can be downloaded for rental or purchase on iTunes and Amazon Video On Demand.
SYNOPSIS
Sara and Brian Fitzgerald’s life with their young son and their two-year-old daughter, Kate, is forever altered when they learn that Kate has leukemia. The parents’ only hope is to conceive another child, specifically intended to save Kate’s life. For some, such genetic engineering would raise both moral and ethical questions; for the Fitzgeralds, Sara in particular, there is no choice but to do whatever it takes to keep Kate alive. And what it takes is Anna.
Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) and Anna (Abigail Breslin) share a bond closer than most sisters: though Kate is older, she relies on her little sister–in fact, her life depends on Anna.
Throughout their young lives, the sisters endure various medical procedures and hospital stays–just another part of their close-knit family’s otherwise normal life. Sara (Cameron Diaz), a loving wife and mother who left her career as an attorney to care for her daughter, is sometimes lost inside the single-minded caregiver she has become in her efforts to save Kate. Her strong, supportive husband, Brian (Jason Patric), is often rendered powerless and passive by his wife’s strength and determination. And their only son, Jesse (Evan Ellingson), drifts, at times all but forgotten as Kate and Anna take center stage.
Until Anna, now 11, says “no.” Seeking medical emancipation, she hires her own lawyer (Alec Baldwin), initiating a court case that divides the family and that could leave Kate’s rapidly failing body in the hands of fate.
Based on the bestselling book from Jodi Picoult, “My Sister’s Keeper” reveals surprising truths that challenge one’s perceptions of family love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
DVD ELEMENTS
DVD (Offered with both Widescreen and Full-Screen Formats):
◦ Over 15 minutes of powerful additional scenes
◦ Digital Copy
Blu-ray Disc:
◦ Over 15 minutes of powerful additional scenes
◦ Exclusive-to-Blu-ray
§ “From Picoult to Screen” – Spend some time with best-selling author Jodi Picoult to get an idea of her creative process, her personal circumstances that went into My Sister’s Keeper, and the transformation from book to Hollywood script.
◦ Digital Copy
