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The Wild Child

The Wild Child

Original title
L'Enfant Sauvage
Year
1970
Gender
Drama
Director
François Truffaut
Country
France
Details
83 minutes / black & white / sound

In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impaired, he is relegated to an asylum. A young doctor named Jean Itard becomes convinced that the boy has normal mental capacity, but that his development was hindered by lack of contact with society. He brings the boy home and begins an arduous attempt at education over several years.

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