Lucca's World

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Lucca's World

2024,

1h 36m,

Drama

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Barbara, a determined mother, battles tirelessly to find a treatment for her son who has cerebral palsy. She takes her family to India for an experimental treatment.

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Feb 11, 2025

This film is effective -- but this medicine? That's shady, and I hope this isn't something that will validate the notion of this treatment because that hasn't been tested at all.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Feb 3, 2025

2.5/4

Although “Lucca’s World” features an unorthodox plot twist for these kinds of movies, the film itself is pretty unsurprising.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Feb 12, 2025

This sensitively-portrayed, true story-inspired tale of a family's determination to help their child with disabilities packs an emotional punch.

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John Serba

Decider

Feb 3, 2025

Lucca’s World meets the median standard, with Mori’s performance elevating the proceedings a bit and the choppy flow, which pushes the movie into the realm of detail-needy shorthand in the third act, brings it down a little.

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Daniel Hart

Ready Steady Cut

Jan 31, 2025

3/5

Lucca’s World delivers a raw and emotional true-story portrayal of parenting a child with cerebral palsy, anchored by powerful performances despite its unremarkable storytelling.

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Mariana Chenillo

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Bárbara Mori

Bárbara

Julián Tello

Lucca

Juan Pablo Medina

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Synopsis

Barbara, a determined mother, battles tirelessly to find a treatment for her son who has cerebral palsy. She takes her family to India for an experimental treatment.

Director: Mariana Chenillo
Producer: Rafael Ley, Mónica Vértiz, Ximena Castro
Screenwriter: Javier Peñalosa, Mariana Chenillo, Barbara Anderson, Mariana Chenillo, Javier Peñalosa
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Woo Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2025
Runtime: 1h 36m

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