My Brother’s Keeper (1995)

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Country: USA
Genres: Biography, Drama
Release: 1995-03-19
Director: Glenn Jordan
Writers: Gregory Goodell
Language: English
Stars: John Lithgow , John Lithgow , Annette O’Toole , Veronica Cartwright , Zeljko Ivanek , Richard Masur , Brian Doyle-Murray , Amy Aquino , Peter Michael Goetz , Ellen Burstyn , Michael Alldredge
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 2 nominations total
AKA: Сторож брату своему (Russian Federation) , Közel a gyilkoshoz (Hungary) , Laços de Irmãos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , My Brother's Keeper , O Vigia de Meu Irmão (Brazil) , Die letzte Hoffnung (Germany) , Mój brat (Poland) , Meu Irmão, Minha Vida (Brazil) , Cura d'amore (Italy) , Le sang du frère (Canada) , Lazos de sangre (Spain) , My Brother's Keeper (United States of America)
Plot: Identical twin brothers Bo and Tom Bradley are both well loved school teachers in the same Long Island school district. Together they are offered an opportunity for a bone marrow transplant from Bo to Tom, who is HIV positive, in order to stop the growth of Tom's HIV infection, or even to cure Tom all together. But just before the day of the surgery, Tom's insurance company refuses to cover the procedure, forcing Bo and Tom to sue the insurance company in a bid to save Tom's life.
IMDB:tt0113894