Adoption

– Single factory worker Kata, 43, wants to have a child with her long-time secret lover, a married man..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
1975
Original Name:
Örökbefogadás
Adoption (1975) - Also known as Örökbefogadás

Single factory worker Kata, 43, wants to have a child with her long-time secret lover, a married man called Joska. He doesn't like the idea. Kata befriends teenage schoolgirl Anna, abandoned by her parents at the age of six. Anna runs away from the local children's home and moves in with Kata so that she can keep on seeing her boyfriend Sanyi. Kata goes to see Anna's parents and persuades them to give the young lovers their permission to marry. Through Anna, Kata becomes interested in neglected children and decides to adopt a baby from the children's home.

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Release Date:

25 Sep 1975

Language:

Hungarian

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Director:

Márta Mészáros

Writer:

Ferenc Grunwalsky, Gyula Hernádi, Márta Mészáros

Main Actors:

Katalin Berek, Gyöngyvér Vigh, Péter Fried, László Szabó

Plot:

Single factory worker Kata, 43, wants to have a child with her long-time secret lover, a married man called Joska. He doesn't like the idea. Kata befriends teenage schoolgirl Anna, abandoned by her parents at the age of six. Anna runs away from the local children's home and moves in with Kata so that she can keep on seeing her boyfriend Sanyi. Kata goes to see Anna's parents and persuades them to give the young lovers their permission to marry. Through Anna, Kata becomes interested in neglected children and decides to adopt a baby from the children's home.

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10