Adoption (1975)

Genres: Drama

Country: Hungary

Director: Márta Mészáros

Plot: 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.

Cast: Katalin Berek, Gyöngyvér Vigh, Péter Fried, László Szabó, Flóra Kádár, Janos Boross, Erzsi Varga, István Kaszás, István Szõke

Rating: 6.8 ⭐