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Adoption

8.019791h 38mMovieThrillerDrama

A couple takes on a homeless teenager. The trio forms a family-like community that seems to work extremely informally and without many regulations. But then the harmonic situation escalates as the boy falls in love with his "adoptive mother".

DirectorMarc Grunebaum
WritersMarc Grunebaum·Bernard Stora
ProducersArthur Cohn·Jacques Perrin

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Cast · Directed by Marc Grunebaum

GCGeraldine Chaplin
Geraldine Chaplin
Catherine
JPJacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin
Jacques
PN
Patrick Norbert
Étienne
GL
Gérard Lorin
Doctor
MC
May Chartrette
Étienne's Grandmother
CC
Chloé Caillat
Madame Simone
MD
Monique Delaroche
Jacques' Mother
JB
Jean-Paul Bernier
Jacques' Father
MD
Marie Dupin
Nurse

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Adoption — streaming FAQ

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What is the OTT release date for Adoption?

Adoption hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 28, 1979. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.