Lorenzo's Oil

About Lorenzo's Oil

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.

Lorenzo's Oil (1992) is a drama film directed by George Miller. Nick Nolte stars as Augusto Odone, Susan Sarandon as Michaela Odone, Peter Ustinov as Professor Nikolais, and Ann Hearn as Loretta Muscatine.

Released in December 1992, it runs 135 minutes. Written by George Miller and Nick Enright. It was produced by Kennedy Miller Productions. The film began as real events.

Shelv files it under medicine, incurable disease, parent child relationship, and 1980s. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 590 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

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