feral child

His seminal film 'The Wild Child' directly chronicles the true story of a feral boy discovered in the French wilderness and the psychological/educational journey to civilize him.

His documentary 'The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser' explores the profound mystery and tragedy of a young man raised in isolation, examining society's inability to integrate the feral outsider.

Her visceral films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' probe the psychological darkness of children who exist outside social norms and civilization's constraints.