Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil

Film Details

Year

1992

Duration

129 minutes

Genres

Based on a true story, Drama

Language

English

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Synopsis

This is the inspiring true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, two parents who refused to give up when doctors tell them their son Lorenzo has a rare nerve disease, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), which is untreatable and always fatal. As they watch their boy worsen until he can barely communicate with them, Augusto and Michaela throw themselves into amateur medical research, combing libraries and badgering professionals until they hit upon the seemingly-impossible, a cure - but will it be enough to save Lorenzo?

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12 Classification

This film has a few uses of mild bad language

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