Watch Adoption (1979) Official Trailer
8 / 10 IMDb January 10, 1979 1h 38m
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".
Director
Runtime
1h 38m
Release Date
January 10, 1979
Genre
Thriller, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
French
Country
France
Writers
Cast
Geraldine Chaplin
as Catherine
Jacques Perrin
as Jacques
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Patrick Norbert
as Étienne
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Gérard Lorin
as Doctor
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May Chartrette
as Étienne's Grandmother
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Chloé Caillat
as Madame Simone
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Monique Delaroche
as Jacques' Mother
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Jean-Paul Bernier
as Jacques' Father
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Marie Dupin
as Nurse
Production Companies
SFP
France•3Les Films du Triangle
Michael Arthur Films
Reggane Films
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