The Fifth Gospel of Kaspar Hauser

The Fifth Gospel of Kaspar Hauser

2013 · 61 min · ★ 5.7

The story of Kaspar Hauser, who grew up in dark isolation from humanity, it is provided by a Gallician artist with a radical experimental adaptation that aims to be nothing less than a religious message. Black & white 16mm, without the language of reason, eye to eye with the primaeval puzzle. The story of Kaspar Hauser, the German 'wild child' who grew up for 16 years in silence and virtually in the dark in a stable with only a wooden horse as company, remains fascinating, also for filmmakers.

Directed by Alberto Gracia · Written by Alberto Gracia

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