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Lorenzo's Oil
1992
Director
George Miller
Year
1992
Content Rating
PG-13
Stars
Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite
Languages
🇬🇧 English, 🇮🇹 Italian, swa
Origin Countries
🇺🇸 United States, 🇦🇺 Australia
Synopsis
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.
Major Awards
Overall
0 wins — 2 nominations
Nominations (2)
Best Screenplay
Writers Guild of America, USA (1993)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Best Actress
Academy Awards, USA (1993)
Best Actress in a Leading Role