Adoption (Hungarian: Örökbefogadás) is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.[1] The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Adoption
Video release poster
Directed byMárta Mészáros
Written byGyula Hernádi
Márta Mészáros
Ferenc Grunwalsky
StarringKatalin Berek
Gyöngyvér Vigh
Péter Fried
CinematographyLajos Koltai
Márta Mészáros
Edited byÉva Kármentő
Music byGyörgy Kovács
Distributed byKino Video
Release dates
  • February 1975 (1975-02) (Berlin)
  • 25 September 1975 (1975-09-25)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Plot summary

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The film tells the story of Kata, a 42-year-old female factory worker who lives alone near a residential care facility for abandoned children. She has a relationship with a married man, with whom she would like to have a child. He declines the offer, and the woman becomes interested in Anna, a girl from the children's home. She helps Anna marry her boyfriend, and decides to adopt a baby from the orphanage.

As Mészáros' Nine Months (1976), Adoption starts with a semi-documentary sequence shot inside a factory.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale 1975: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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