在这部沉默的人剧情片中,一部混合纪录与故事的作品。曾被纽约TIMES杂志评选为全年十佳电影之一。奥斯卡最佳纪录片提名，最佳剧本及摄影提名。A documentary account of the rehabilitation at the Wiltwyck School of an emotionally disturbed Black boy who is unwanted, misunderstood, and inwardly tortured.
The story of a lonely young boy growing up in Harlem. Using a semi-documentary technique, the film-makers realistically capture the hostile environment which leads the boy to delinquency. The youth is sent to Wiltwyck School for rehabilitation, where a psychiatrist and counselor try to break through the wall of silence which the boy uses to hide his fear and bitterness.
