The Wild Child

Original title: L'Enfant sauvage

“At last an adult film to which you can take your children.”

Directed by François Truffaut

The true story of Victor of Aveyron. In a French forest circa 1798, an abandoned child — feral, filthy and mentally impaired — is found. Dr Jean Marc Gaspard Itard becomes interested in the case and patiently attempts to civilise the boy.