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My Sister's Keeper [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - United Kingdom ]

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NAMI: The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness (www.nami.org) honored this movie with a 2001 Outstanding Media Award. it's excellent. A non-stereotyped portrayal of a person with mental illness and an at times difficult, but loving relationship with her sister. A true story. Book by the same name. It both opens minds and entertains. Great acting by Kathy Bates: an informative contrast to her role in the movie Misery.

Christine, who since childhood has suffered from a debilitating mental illness. Spending most of her life in and out of various institutions, Christine has long yearned for independence, but is unable to wrest free of her controlling mother, Helen. Upon Helen's death, her other daughter, Judy, a successful, self-absorbed art director who has deliberately distanced herself from her family, is appointed trustee of the troubled Christine. The rest of the movie chronicles Judy's frustrated efforts to balance her sister's needs with her own, and Christine's ongoing ambition to stand on her own two feet. This movie does an excellent job of conveying the conflicts that exist among the mentally ill and their families, without beating the viewer over the head with a sentimental sledgehammer, or falling into the all-too-familiar trap of turning mental illness into great melodrama. This movie is very touching and moving. The acting is superb. An excellent movie and a outstanding Hallmark production. This is definitely a must-see movie.

The movie was in excellent shape and came in time [2 days] to show to my group. It was sbout a mentally ill sister and how she was treated by family members and society. We need to erase stigma against mental illness--these people have a hard enough time already.

The movie was very touching. I loved it and I brought the other movie My Sister's Keeper too. Great movie I loved!!! it to as well. I recommend you get both versions you'll love them.

Helpful to see the "start" of a mental illness that baffles those around the affected individual. This DVD shows the effect of mental illness on the individual and on the family -- denial, the beginning awareness of a mental health issue, fear, shame, guilt, multiple crises, and eventual problem solving that helps the family heal, even in the absence of a cure.

A great movie showing how it is to have a "special needs" sibling and how it it when you are older adults.

I was very happy to find this movie on DVD and equally happy to get it as quickly as I did! This seller gave terrific service and I would recommend highly!

I enjoyed this movie, as I do most anything Kathy Bates does. The movie is based on a true story of two sisters who are forced to work on their relationship after their mother dies. Kathy Bates plays the bipolar sister who, in the end, seems to have more sense about relationships than her normal, successful sister. It made me think about how the so-called "normal" people of the world look at those with mental disorders and other handicaps.

You can't go wrong with a Hallmark movie. They are the best family movies made in my opinion. Amazon is the greatest.

I received the movie in time, and a nice thank-you note when I got it!