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.
If any movie of recent years deserves to be called "inspirational"--a much-abused term that one hesitates to revive apart from exceptional circumstances--this one certainly does.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
7 Oct 2012
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Sarandon ... convincingly conveys a fierceness and tenacity that is almost frightening. The character never lets up, and neither does the film.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
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The film comes over as a tour de force version of the disease-of-the-week TV movie: half scientific detective story, half domestic drama, replete with scenes of suffering.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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This film has an appealingly brisk, unsentimental style and a rare ability to compress and convey detailed medical data.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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It takes a heartbreaking story and pushes it to the limit, showing us the lengths of courage and imagination that people can summon when they must.