Oscar® nominee Nick Nolte and Academy Award® winner Susan Sarandon star in this powerful and unforgettable drama based on a true story. For Augusto and Michaela Odone (Nolte and Sarandon), the news that their five-year-old son, Lorenzo, has a rare terminal disease is sobering, to learn there is no known cure is devastating. Despite the prognosis, the Odones embark on an extraordinary mission of love, consulting and sometimes colliding with the world's top doctors and scientists in the quest to save their son. Their relentless struggle tests their marriage, their beliefs and the boundaries of conventional medicine in this critically acclaimed hit from director George Miller (The Witches of Eastwick).

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Ratings and Reviews

4.4 out of 5

35 Ratings

35 Ratings

92% TOMATOMETER

  • Average 7/10
  • Fresh 33
  • Rotten 3

Critics Consensus:

13+ COMMON SENSE

Intense film about a boy's fatal illness has heavy themes.

Information

Studio
Universal Pictures
Genre
Drama
Released
Copyright
© 1992 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Primary
English (Stereo)

Accessibility

CC
Closed captions refer to subtitles in the available language with addition of relevant nondialogue information.

Artists in This Movie

Doug Mitchell

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