Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

Lorenzo Odone was a normal child until the age of 7, until he started experiencing blackouts, memory lapses and other strange mental phenomena. Eventually diagnosed as suffering from ALD—an extremely rare and incurable degenerative brain disorders—his parents, frustrated at the failings of conventional medicine, start their quest for an unothadox treatment.

Crew: George Miller

Cast: Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Peter Ustinov, Ann Hearn, Maduka Steady

Format: DVD

Genre: Drama

Rating: PG

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