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Release Year1979
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresThriller, Drama
Votes2
DirectorMarc Grunebaum
WritersMarc Grunebaum, Bernard Stora, Magdeleine Dailloux
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsAdoption
About Adoption
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".
Directed by Marc Grunebaum, Adoption leans on a strong ensemble — Geraldine Chaplin, Jacques Perrin, Patrick Norbert — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1979.
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