[movies i love]

In America(2002), Dir:Jim Sheridan



Johnny(Paddy Considine) and Sarah(Samantha Morton) are Irish immigrants who come to the U.S-New York City to be exact- via Canada with their daughters Ariel and Christy(played by real-life sisters Emma and Sarah Bolger). They struggle to survive, living what can only be called a hand to mouth existence, both Johnny and Sarah working any odd jobs they can find.






In spite of this, they find a place to live, in Hell's Kitchen. It's not much, but for them it's home. The girl happen to meet one of their neighbours, Mateo(Dijmon Hounsou) who is HIV positive. Despite some wariness from both girls at first, he becomes a good friend of the girls, and eventually, a friend of Sarah and Johnny's.








Sarah becomes pregnant, and Mateo's condition starts to deteriorate as her pregnancy(which is problematic) progresses. Johnny and Sarah's baby is born prematurely, with a health issue that requires a blood transfusion. There are worries since Johnny is being pressured to pay the hospital bills. It is discovered that one of the girls has the same blood type.After the transfusion, the baby makes a miraculous recovery.







Then, Johnny is told that the hospital bill has been paid-by Mateo-who died. It turns out Mateo had a large trust fund and he used it to pay Johnny and Sarah's hospital bill. Their new baby is given the middle name Mateo as a way of honouring him.