'' Do n't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad '' ( French title : '' Une histoire de fou '' ) is a 2015 French drama film co-written , produced and directed by Robert Guédiguian . The film is based on the true story of a Spanish journalist , José Antonio Gurriarán , who was left in a semi-paralyzed state after a bomb attack by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia in Madrid in 1981 . He then recounted his experiences in an autobiographical novel '' La Bomba '' , which serves as the source material for the film . The film was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad