Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)

Directed by

Harry Bromley Davenport

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film dramatizes the true story of a girl raised in extreme isolation, who is discovered as a teenager unable to speak. A linguist works to teach her language and understand her trauma, while facing resistance from the authorities and the girl's troubled family.

disturbingharrowingsomberclinicalintimatefrustratingsympatheticbleak

What happens

Mockingbird Don't Sing is a 2001 American independent film based on the true story of Genie, a modern-day feral child. The film is told from the point of view of Susan Curtiss (whose fictitious name is Sandra Tannen), a professor of linguistics at University of California, Los Angeles. Although the film is based on a true story, all of the names are fictitious for legal reasons (e.g. the pseudonym "Genie" has been changed to "Katie"). The film was released to US theaters on May 4, 2001. It won first prize for best screenplay at the Rhode Island International Film Festival (tied with Wings of Hope). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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