Adoption

Adoption

1975 · 89 min · HU · NR · 6.8 (34 votes)
Dir. Márta Mészáros · Starring Katalin Berek, Gyöngyvér Vigh, Péter Fried, László Szabó, Flóra Kádár, Janos Boross · Music György Kovács
Drama

When 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.

VIBE

A quiet, contemplative drama exploring the deep-seated desires and unexamined lives of women. It feels like a long, thoughtful gaze into the soul, marked by a profound sense of yearning and quiet desperation.

melancholicintrospectiveyearningsomberslow-burncharacter-driven dramaarthouseEuropean cinemalonelinessidentitymotherhoodfemale agency
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