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Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

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Oscar(R) nominee Nick Nolte and Academy Award(R) winner Susan Sarandon star in this powerful and unforgettable drama based on a true story. For Augusto and Michaela Odone (Nolte and Sarandon), the news that their five-year-old son, Lorenzo, has a rare ter… View More
Genres Drama
Director George Miller
Starring Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite View More
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Movie Summary

Oscar(R) nominee Nick Nolte and Academy Award(R) winner Susan Sarandon star in this powerful and unforgettable drama based on a true story. For Augusto and Michaela Odone (Nolte and Sarandon), the news that their five-year-old son, Lorenzo, has a rare terminal disease is sobering, to learn there is no known cure is devastating. Despite the prognosis, the Odones embark on an extraordinary mission of love, consulting and sometimes colliding with the world's top doctors and scientists in the quest to save their son. Their relentless struggle tests their marriage, their beliefs and the boundaries of conventional medicine in this critically acclaimed hit from director George Miller (THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK).
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Movie Details

Genres Drama
Director George Miller
Starring Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite, Gerry Bamman, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Margo Martindale, James Rebhorn, Ann Hearn
Studio Name Universal Studios
Release Date 1992
VUDU Release Date 10/17/2007
Rating PG-13 About Ratings
Running Time 135 minutes
Language English
Audio Tracks HD/Enhanced Widescreen, Dolby Digital

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