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Lorenzo's Oil

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.

ScoresBronzeMetascore: 80

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