Naked Childhood (1968)

Storyline :

Naked Childhood 1968 A ten year old boy feels unwanted when his mother places him in a home for wayward children He goes to a foster home where a family of workers finds him to be too much for them When the unruly child discovers the family plans to give up on him, he kills their daughters cat in retaliation He is sent to another home where he is cared for by an elderly couple The boy takes to the wifes elderly mother, who reaches out to the disturbed boy His deliberate disobedience lessens somewhat in his new environment, but he is arrested after throwing bolts at cars from a bridge The boy tries to overcome his mothers rejection and struggles to boost his self image in this childhood drama