The Wild Child

About this movie

Acclaimed director François Truffaut ("Small Change") has created a cinematic masterpiece with the true-life tale of a young boy found in the woods of France in the 1700s. Using Actual journal entries, Truffaut not only directed and co-wrote the script with Jean Gruault, but also stars as the unflappable Doctor Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard, the visionary who takes on the incredible task of civilizing "The Wild Child." At the National Institute For The Deaf and Dumb in Paris, a barely clothed and dirty young boy is admitted. Found in a forest, the child is unable to speak, communicate or function in society. Christened Victor by the hospital staff, his case is taken up by Doctor Itard (Truffaut), a lone physician who has an unyielding dedication to re-integrating the lad into society. But the road to tame the beast is a rocky one, and Itard will have to work tirelessly to teach Victor how to reclaim his place in the world...even if it means staking his reputation on it!