Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Some people make their own miracles.
Starring Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Peter Ustinov
Directed by George Miller
Lorenzo Odone was a normal child until the age of 7, until he started experiencing blackouts, memory lapses and other strange mental phenomena. Eventually diagnosed as suffering from ALD—an extremely rare and incurable degenerative brain disorders—his parents, frustrated at the failings of conventional medicine, start their quest for an unothadox treatment.
Runtime: 135 min.
Rating: 7.0
DVD
Languages: English,French,Magyar,Spanish
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: washington d.c.,parent child relationship,medicine,based on a true story,incurable disease,1980s,comoros
Cast
Michaela Odone
Augusto Odone
Professor Nikolais
Loretta Muscatine
Omuori
Francesco Odone
Young Teacher
Deirdre Murphy
Doctor Judalon
Wendy Gimble
Ellard Muscatine
Jake Gimble
Nurse Ruth
Nurse Nancy Jo
Pellerman
Pellerman's Secretary
The Librarian
Clown
Pediatrician
Immunosuppression Doctor
Professor Duncan
Columnist
School Psychologist
Suddaby's Senior Manager
Suddaby's Junior Manager
Lorenzo Odone (voice)
Lorenzo Odone
Murphy Family
Murphy Family
Murphy Family
Murphy Family
Murphy Family