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01/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/09/2025 10:09

Lucca’s World is coming to Netflix | Watch the trailer now

Bárbara Mori and Juan Pablo Medina star in the film based on the book coming to Netflix on January 31

Lucca's World Trailer

Based on the book by Barbara Anderson, Lucca's World is a Woo Films production, directed by Mariana Chenillo, and starring Bárbara Mori and Juan Pablo Medina. A story of hope that will touch your soul.

Barbara pours herself into her son Lucca, who has severe cerebral palsy, so that he can thrive in an often overwhelming world. Despite financial hardship, she travels to India with her family in search of an experimental therapy that can rekindle his brain's connections. Lucca's World portrays the emotional journey of a mother whose dedication and resilience know no bounds.

"Watching yourself in a movie is very difficult to explain, I cried when I saw us 'being' again. Listening to Bárbara Mori and Juan Pablo Medina's voices, with my timbre or with Andrés, my husband's stock phrases... I saw us 'being' other people and my body froze. As they often say that reality outdoes fiction, this time fiction catapulted our life to another level". - Bárbara Anderson

  • DIRECTED BY: Mariana Chenillo

  • WRITTEN BY: Javier Peñalosa, Mariana Chenillo

  • BASED ON THE BOOK: "The Two Hemispheres of Lucca", by Bárbara Anderson

  • PRODUCERS: Rafael Ley, Mónica Vertiz, Ximena Castro

  • EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Mariana Chenillo, Paulina Albarrán

  • CAST: Bárbara Mori, Juan Pablo Medina, Ari Brickman, Danish Hussain, Julián Tello, Samuel Pérez

  • SYNOPSIS : Determined to help her son Lucca, who has cerebral palsy, Barbara travels to India with her entire family to pursue an experimental treatment for him. Despite financial difficulties, they pursue an experimental therapy that could reactivate the connections in Lucca's brain. Based on the book by journalist Barbara Anderson, this powerful film explores the rights of people with disabilities and a mother's unwavering love.

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