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Mood:
- EmotionalSincereTouchingUplifting
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Plot:
- Human SpiritParents and ChildrenAgainst the OddsFamily in CrisisHopesLife is a BitchMind and SoulFamily Problems more...
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Genres:
- Drama
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century80s
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Lorenzo's Oil, 1992
English, Italian
USA
Profile of Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil can be described as uplifting, emotional, and sincere. The plot revolves around going against the odds, a family in crisis, and the human spirit. The main genre is drama. In approach, Lorenzo's Oil is serious and realistic. It takes place in the 1980s. It is originally a true story. Lorenzo's Oil has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Lorenzo's Oil
Based on a true 1985 story, "Lorenzo's Oil" chronicles a couple's search for a cure for their son's fatal disease. After diagnosing 5-year-old Lorenzo Odone's condition as an extremly rare degeneration of the nervous system known as Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), the doctors tell his parents that there is nothing that can be done, and that he has only two years to live. Refusing to accept the word of the medical establishment, the Odones begin researching ALD themselves. As her husband desperately seeks a cure, the boy's mother devotes herself to keeping her child alive with a single-minded fanaticism that alienates everyone around her, including, at times, her husband. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Original) Screenplay, Best Actress--Susan Sarandon.
Details
| Language: | English, Italian |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 30 December 1992 |
| Runtime: | 129 min |
Cast and Crew
as Michaela Odone
as Augusto Odone
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Users Reviews
- 03.September.2008
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- by: Noa
- Noa rated this movie
9/10Amazing
