Movies and TvShows featuring "kidney-failure" theme.

My Sister's Keeper follows the story of a young girl named Kate who has leukemia. Her parents decide to conceive another child, Anna, through in vitro fertilization to serve as a compatible donor for Kate. As Anna grows older, she begins to question her role as a donor and decides to take legal action to gain medical emancipation from her parents. The film explores themes of family, sacrifice, and the ethical dilemmas surrounding medical decisions.

During a heat wave, an ominous cloud brings lethal acid rain, forcing a separated family to unite and find a way to escape the plague that is ravaging the world.

Uncle Boonmee, who is on his deathbed, is visited by the spirits of his past lives and his long-lost son, while experiencing strange and supernatural events in the jungle.

The Grace Card follows the journey of a police officer who, after losing his loved one, struggles with anger and racism. Through counseling and the power of forgiveness, he begins to heal and find hope in his faith.

The Idol is a biographical drama about the rise to fame of Mohammad Assaf, a Palestinian taxi driver who became a singing sensation overnight by winning the second season of Arab Idol in 2013. The movie follows Mohammad's journey from his childhood in the Gaza Strip to his auditions in Cairo, Egypt, and his eventual triumph on the TV show. Along the way, he faces numerous challenges, including the death of his sister and the struggle to cross borders for his auditions.

Lowlife is a movie that follows the story of a Mexican luchador who gets involved in a crime ring that deals with organ trafficking and prostitution. As the story unfolds, we witness a series of brutal murders, kidnappings, and the struggle of the protagonist to protect his pregnant wife and unborn child. The movie has a nonlinear timeline and explores themes of violence, corruption, and the dark side of human nature.

Finding her relationship at a standstill, single mother Mel breaks up with her boyfriend. After he moves out, strange things start happening in her house that threaten her safety and well-being.

A group of friends reunite in Rimini, Italy, twenty years after a tragic event. As they spend time together, they rediscover old memories and face new challenges, including a terrorism plot and struggles with adultery. Through a series of musical segments and comedic moments, they learn to live life to the fullest.

Inspired by the story of Malik Oussekine, an affair of police violence which is believed to have caused the death of 22-year-old Malik Oussekine on the night of 5-6 December 1986, following several weeks of student protests against a university reform bill

In a military hospital at the end of World War II, a Scotsman with a terminal illness struggles to form relationships with his fellow patients. As the soldier's time runs out, he makes a deep impact on those around him.

Human Harvest is a documentary that exposes the dark reality of organ harvesting in China. The film follows the journey of several individuals who have either been victims of forced organ harvesting or have witnessed the atrocities committed by the Chinese government. Through interviews, undercover footage, and expert analysis, the documentary sheds light on the human rights violations and medical conspiracy taking place in mainland China.

A drama film about a husband and wife estrangement and a dispute that takes place in a parking lot.

During World War II, a Scottish soldier with kidney failure is admitted to a military hospital in Burma. He forms unexpected friendships and faces his mortality while celebrating his birthday.

The touching life story of Bart de Graaff, the prematurely deceased founder of BNN, incorporating interviews, archive footage and extracts from cartoons of his idol, Tintin.

Desperation, love, sacrifice and a new beginning. A legendary Canadian jazz drummer Aubrey Dale saw his career sidetracked by systemic Lupus and Diabetes, and then derailed entirely by non-reversible kidney failure. With no suitable donor in a database, Aubrey was saved by his wife Julie who donated one of her kidneys to give her husband a new lease on life.