Lorenzo Odone was a normal child until the age of 7. After then, strange things began to happen to him: he would have blackouts, memory lapses, and other strange mental phemonenons. He is eventually diagnosed as suffering from ALD: an extremely rare incurable degenerative brain disorder. Frustrated at the failings of doctors and medicine in this area, the Odones begin to educate themselves
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Susan Sarandon | Michaela Odone |
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Nick Nolte | Augusto Odone |
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Peter Ustinov | Professor Nikolais |
| Ann Hearn | Loretta Muscatine | |
| Maduka Steady | Omuori | |
| Aaron Jackson | Francesco Odone | |
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Laura Linney | Young Teacher |
Art |
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| Kristi Zea | Production Design |
| Karen O'Hara | Set Decoration |
Camera |
| John Seale | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up |
| Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
Editing |
| Richard Francis-Bruce | Editor |
| Marcus D'Arcy | Editor |
Production |
| Doug Mitchell | Producer |
| Arnold Burk | Executive Producer |
Writing |
| George Miller | Screenplay |
| Nick Enright | Screenplay |