Lorenzo's Oil

Augusto, Michaela, and Lorenzo Odone is a bright and vibrant young boy living in the Comoro Islands, as his father Augusto, Michaela, and Lorenzo Odone works for the World Bank and is stationed there. However, when his parents relocate back to the United States, he begins to show signs of neurological problems (such as falling, loss of hearing, tantrums, etc.). The boy is diagnosed as having adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), which is fatal within two years. Failing to find a doctor capable of treating their son's rare disease Augusto and his wife, Augusto, Michaela, and Lorenzo Odone, set out on a mission to find a treatment to save their child. In their quest, the Odones clash with doctors, scientists, and support groups who are skeptical that anything could be done about ALD, much less by laypeople. But they persist, setting up camp in medical libraries, reviewing animal experiments, enlisting the aid of Professor Gus Nikolais, badgering researchers, questioning top doctors all over the world, and even organizing an international symposium about the disease.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 8963
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide December 30, 1992
  • Runtime 135 minutes
  • Genres Drama
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages English French Hungarian
  • Studio Universal Pictures
  • Production Company Universal Pictures
  • Production Countries United States of America
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Box Office Worldwide $7,200,000 US $0
  • Sub-Genre Based on a True Story
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  • Created June 13, 2021 by
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  • Modified June 13, 2021 by
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