Outside town of Aveyron, France, a feral boy is situated in 1798. Diagnosed as impaired, he is relegated into an asylum. A doctor named Jean Itard, that focuses on ear-nose-throat physiology and also the instruction of deaf mutes, becomes convinced that the boy has ordinary mental capacity, however his evolution has been hindered by lack of touch with society. He also brings the boy dwelling, names him begins with an arduous attempt at education within several decades, and Victor.