Gender confusion prevented a German boy being Matti , because the sex of the baby wouldn't be obvious.

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In a mild surprise, "The Reader, " based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry).

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The Swiss-German duo Boy played SXSW as part of month-long U.S. tour behind "Mutual Friends" (Nettwerk), its album released here in late February.

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The release of the photograph, along with details of his appearance and scant possessions at the time of his discovery, is part of an effort by German authorities to unravel the mysterious identity of the boy who speaks English and a little German and what is his family background.

CNN: German police seek help identifying teen who lived in woods

German authorities have been trying to establish the boy's identity through Interpol.

CNN: German police seek help identifying teen who lived in woods

After months of investigation, German authorities said they are stumped on who the boy really is.

CNN: German police seek help identifying teen who lived in woods

The boy is able to read and write and spoke mainly in English with a few words in German, authorities said.

CNN: German police seek help identifying teen who lived in woods