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Adoption, originally titled Örökbefogadás, is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed, written, and photographed by Márta Mészáros, with additional cinematography by Lajos Koltai. The cast includes Katalin Berek, László Szabó, and Flóra Kádár. Produced by Hunnia Filmstúdió and Hungarofilm, the black-and-white movie has a runtime of approximately 88 to 89 minutes. It was distributed by Netflix and is available via the Criterion Channel.
The narrative is set in Hungary during 1974 and focuses on female bonding, adoption, and residential child care communities. The film received the Golden Bear award and is recognized in the Golden Bear collection. It has been described by the source Women Make Film and is noted for themes including marriage contracts, empty nests, and impulsive drifters. The work holds a rating of 7.2 on IMDb and an average vote of 6.714 on TMDb.
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6.7When middle-aged Kata realises that her life will only be complete if she has a baby of her own, her longstanding-but-married boyfriend Joska refuses to comply. But by developing an unlikely friendship with the angst-ridden teenage orphan Anna, who is also involved in a controversial relationship, Kata discovers aspects of herself, and her role as a woman, that have gone unexamined throughout her entire, lonely life.
Cast
- Katalin Berek as Kata Csentes
- Gyöngyvér Vigh as Anna Bálint
- Péter Fried as Sanyi
- László Szabó as Jóska
- Flóra Kádár as Erzsi, Jóska's wife
- Janos Boross as Anna's father
Themes
- marriage contract
- woman director
- empty nest
- impulsive drifter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Golden Bear
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Hungary
- Original language
- Hungarian
- Main subject
- residential child care community
- Director
- Márta Mészáros
- Screenwriter
- Márta Mészáros
- Cast member
- Flóra Kádár
- Cinematographer
- Lajos Koltai
- Narrative location
- Hungary
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 767193
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1975-01-01
- title
- Örökbefogadás
- distributed by
- Netflix
- described by source
- Women Make Film
- set in period
- 1974
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