Lorenzo's Oil
Dec 30, 1992 | IMDB 7.1
135 min Watch NowDrama
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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