Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

1992 · 135 min · Drama

Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.

Directed by George Miller. Starring Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Ann Hearn and Maduka Steady.

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