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Adoption

6.719751h 28mNRMovieDrama

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…

DirectorMárta Mészáros
WritersFerenc Grunwalsky·Gyula Hernádi

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Márta Mészáros

KBKatalin Berek
Katalin Berek
Kata Csentes
GVGyöngyvér Vigh
Gyöngyvér Vigh
Anna Bálint
PF
Péter Fried
Sanyi
LSLászló Szabó
László Szabó
Jóska
FK
Flóra Kádár
Erzsi, Jóska's wife
JB
Janos Boross
Anna's father
EV
Erzsi Varga
Anna's mother
IK
István Kaszás
Head of the Institute
IS
István Szõke

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Adoption is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Adoption is not on Netflix in United States as of August 2026. It's currently on Criterion Channel.

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