It's an American indie film released in 2001, and is based on a true story.
Katie, the main character, was imprisoned in her room from the age of 1, until she was released when she was 13 years old. Being in social isolation during her whole life, she has little or no experience in human care, social behaviour and language.
In the film, we follow the process where Doctors and professors try to help her to get into society again.
Obviously, I can't post the whole film because of copyright reasons, but I think the following scene is quite interesting to link to the course material.
We see how Katie is eating with 2 doctors, and suddenly another woman appears and gives Katie a little present. The doctors are surprised to see that the woman knows what Katie wants. The woman states that Katie made it clear to her, although not with words.
It's a good example to see that even someone who doesn't know the correct language, still finds ways to express himself. Learning the language itself is a process that follows by doing other things.
Certainly check the whole film out. It's quite nice and differs from the usual Hollywood crap that gets thrown at us.
IMDB: Mockingbird Don't Sing
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