The Wild Child (1970)

"The Wild Child" is a 1970 Drama movie directed by Jean Gruault and starring by Jean-Pierre Cargol, François Truffaut. 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.