Adoption is a story about the quiet rebellion of two strong women, one in her forties and one in her teens. 43-year-old Kata longs to have a child of her own. Rejected by her married lover, Kata looks into adoption, and befriends orphaned teenager Anna, herself determined to start a new life for herself.
Winner of the prestigious Golden Bear at the 1975 Berlin Film Festival, Márta Mészáros became the first woman filmmaker ever to receive the award.
Mészáros is one of the most significant and celebrated female directors from Central Europe, centring on issues of gender, politics and society.
This is Adoption's premiere on Blu-ray.
Extras
Adoption (Orokbefogadás, 1975) presented from an HD transfer of the new restoration by the Hungarian National Digital Archive and Film Institute.
A Conversation with Márta Mészáros (2009): an archival filmed interview with the director
Trailer
Booklet with new writing on the film by Carmen Gray
