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By Graves Hopper

Updated 18 March 2023

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1994 film by Michael Apted

Nell

Released	1994 (28 years, 4 months ago)

Director	Michael Apted
Duration	112 minutes
Genre	drama film
Nominated for	Academy Award for Best Actress
Composer	Mark Isham
Production company	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Country of origin	United States of America
Screenwriter	William Nicholson
Producer	Jodie Foster

About Nell

Nell is a 1994 American drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. The film also co-starred Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, and Nick Searcy. The film was directed by Michael Apted, and was based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia. The play was inspired by Handley's time living in the Cascade Mountains in the 1970s, and the story of Poto and Cabengo, a pair of twins who created their own language.

The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. Foster was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role. She also won the first Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. The film was given a limited release on December 16, 1994, before expanding into wide release on December 23, 1994.