Lorenzo's Oil backdrop

Lorenzo's Oil poster

Quick Info

Rating

7.1/10

Release1992

Runtime2h 15m

StatusReleased

Budget$30,000,000

Revenue$7,300,000

Production

Universal Pictures

Kennedy Miller Productions

Movie

Lorenzo's Oil

1992

2h 15m

7.1

Drama

Synopsis

Augusto and Michaela Odone are dealt a cruel blow by fate when their five-year-old son Lorenzo is diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease. But the Odones' persistence and faith leads to an unorthodox cure which saves their boy and re-writes medical history.

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