Drama/Romance
Based on a novel Before I Die by Jenny Downham, released in 2007.
Tessa Scott is a young girl, who has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblatic leukemia. Regardless four year devotion
to chemotherapy, she realizes death is on her way and makes a list of things she wants to do before she dies, some of
them are risky, but Tessa want to do them after all. Her friend Zoey is supportive and even excited for the list Tessa has made. Her parents are separated, most of the time Tessa lives with her father and little brother Cal. Her mother and father have very different views on her disease, mother is mostly joking of the situation and tries to support her while father takes everything seriously and is still sort of denial. Tessa's brother Cal is so honesty about her condition that Cal has fights with his father from time to time. One of Tessa's last wishes is to experience love, which she thinks has found in Adam, her neighbor. Adam is a shy guy, who's first priority is to take care of his sick mother since his father has passed away. Adam's company takes good effect on Tessa as they start spending more time together. Tessa and Zoey come up with a plan to rob a guy in the department store - while Zoey flirts with the guy, Tessa takes the card, but since they forgot to look and remember the code, card is no use and they give it back. The girls got caught after trying shoplifting,
Zoey stole a home pregnancy test, which suprises Tessa. Tessa and Adam do bold-faced things together, like riding with a motorbike without helmets and going for a midnight swim half naked. After Tessa has a fight with her father, she collapses and is taken to the hospital, the hard truth is revealed by the doctor - Tessa's condition has gone worse and cancer is progressing faster than they thought. Tessa won't have much time left and even the doctor advices her to do things she's always wanted. Tessa finally introduces Adam to her father, who doesn't take the news good and confesses to Adam roughly that Tessa is going to die soon and needs extra attention he can't give it to her. Though Adam won't give up and asks her on a date next day. Just when she's beautifully dressed, her nose starts heavily bleeding and the date is ruined. Tessa and Zoey mend their friendship since Zoey didn't want to keep the baby, but she reconsidered and Tessa wants to be there for the childbirth. She asks permission from her father to let Adam stay over until the very end, he won't approve it, but young people do it anyway against father's wishes. When the doctor announces Tessa won't have much more time left and she can't find Adam, the anger and frustration hits her and she tears up her room. Her father
finds her in the room and finally gives up to his sadness, Tessa is holding him, unable to say anything. Tessa sees her family is starting getting along good, better than they ever did. On the last night, her life full of memories come flashing back, as she goes weaker by every second, all family members say goodbye to Tessa with pain and hurt.
Produced by Graham Broadbent, who produced crime-comedy In Bruges in 2008.
Directed and screenplay written by Ol Parker, he directed romantic comedy Imagine Me & You in 2005.
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine, Josef Altin, Olivia Williams, Paddy Considine, Kaya Scodelario
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