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The Wild Child

The Wild Child (1970)

September. 11,1970
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7.5
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G
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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.

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WasAnnon
1970/09/11

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

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Voxitype
1970/09/12

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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Scarlet
1970/09/13

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Billy Ollie
1970/09/14

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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