Jennifer Ehle, Paul Wesley, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Sarah Russell (Tamblyn), a 23-year-old aspiring medical school student, visits her loving family to share some important news, but instead finds herself attempting to finally confront a difficult peri...( read more  read more... )od from her past.

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Directed by: Jeff Bleckner

Release Date: January 27, 2008

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  • September 10, 2008
    Sad, but good.
  • July 10, 2009
    Eh, a história demoooora pra se desenvolver, mas no fim até que gostei.
  • May 8, 2009
    That Russell Girl is a down to earth movie about forgiveness,grief and guilt. A young girl called Sarah (Amber Tamblyn) discovers she has leukemia and goes home to her family. Once at home its not easy for her because her family are very excited because Sarahs just been accepted ...( read more)at medical school and also Sarah has to face her past which is not an easy one so she does not tell anyone she is ill.

    This movie is quite slow but that just adds to its real feel and it deals with human tradedy very well. Whilst watching this movie i felt for all the characters and understood why they were the way they were.

    Reminded me of Candles on Bay Street.
  • March 15, 2009
    I found myself caring for the Morrisseys rather than for Sarah. I didn't care about her at all. The Morrisseys' daughter died under Sarah's care and she didn't even apologize. Now that she has cancer, she expects the Morrisseys to forgive her? I found Sarah annoying. Tamblyn was ...( read more)weak, but it was nice to see Ehle and Czerny in contemporary roles. Your typical Hallmark tearjerker.
  • February 13, 2009
    Do you believe in fate? Family ai ni forever!
  • January 14, 2009
    Eh, I wasn't too big on it. I realy only watched it because of Daniel Clark, who had a smaller role than I had hoped for. It's a very typical Lifetime movie.
  • January 11, 2009
    this was realy sad i cried
  • December 8, 2008
    It was sad but the ending I like it but yet it could do be alot
    better
  • September 8, 2008
    Really great flick, excellent acting.
  • September 3, 2008
    rly gd film and gd acting

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