The Wild Child
Original title: L'enfant sauvage · Turkish title: Vahşi genç
“At last an adult film to which you can take your children.”
1970 · 1 h 23 min
Directed by 
François Truffaut
François TruffautCast
Jean-Pierre Cargol François Truffaut Françoise Seigner
Credits
Written by: François Truffaut
Plot
A doctor tries to civilise a boy found living wild in the forest.
Sinekatalog’s take
François Truffaut's true-story drama follows a doctor educating a boy raised in the wild. Shot in crisp black-and-white with Truffaut himself in the lead, it is a patient, tender study of humanity and language.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (9,662 votes)
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