Where to Watch Naked Childhood (1968) in the US

What it's about

A ten-year-old boy feels unwanted when his mother places him in a home for wayward children. He goes to a foster home where a family of workers finds him to be too much for them. When the unruly child discovers the family plans to give up on him, he kills their daughter's cat in retaliation. He is sent to another home where he is cared for by an elderly couple. The boy takes to the wife's elderly mother, who reaches out to the disturbed boy. His deliberate disobedience lessens somewhat in his new environment, but he is arrested after throwing bolts at cars from a bridge. The boy tries to overcome his mother's rejection and struggles to boost his self-image in this childhood drama.

Cast and crew

Director

Maurice Pialat

Writer

Arlette Langmann, Maurice Pialat

Starring

Michel Terrazon, Linda Gutenberg, Raoul Billerey

Details

Release date

Mar 2, 1970

Language

French

Country

France

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Where to Watch Naked Childhood (1968) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Naked Childhood in the United States?

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