

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
Acting
Foster invented an entire language and dialect for this.
Cinematography
North Carolina woods shot like a secret cathedral.

Director
Michael Apted
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Foster based Nell's language on actual recordings of wild children and aphasia patients, then kept the 'Nellish' dictionary secret.
The film sparked real debate about feral child cases like Genie, with critics calling it exploitative while others praised its empathy.