Away from town of Aveyron, France, there has been a boy discovered in 1798. Diagnosed as impaired, he is relegated into an asylum. A doctor called Jean Itard, who specializes in ear-nose-throat physiology and the education of deaf mutes, becomes convinced that the boy has ordinary mental capacity, however his evolution was exacerbated by insufficient touch with society. He brings titles him Victor, the boy home, also begins an arduous endeavor at education over several years.