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.
Length 83 minutes
François Truffaut | René Levert | Jean Mandaroux | Jean-François Stévenin | Jean Dasté | Jean-Pierre Cargol | Françoise Seigner | Annie Miller | Claude Miller | Paul Villé | Nathan Miller | Mathieu Schiffman | Jean Gruault | Gitt Magrini | Eva Truffaut | Laura Truffaut | Guillaume Schiffman | Pierre Fabre | Dominique Levert | Robert Cambourakis | Frédérique Dolbert | Eric Dolbert | Tounet Cargol | Misse Theaudiere