Adoption

Adoption is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It tells the story of Kata, a lonely middle-aged female factory worker, who becomes interested in neglected children and tries to adopt one. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear. The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot summary Cast Katalin Berek as Csentesné – Kata (as Berek Kati) Gyöngyvér Vigh as Bálint Anna Péter Fried as Sanyi László Szabó as Jóska István Szőke Flóra Kádár as Erzsi, Jóska's wife Janos Boross as Anna apja Erzsi Varga as Anna anyja István Kaszás as Intézetigazgató Anikó Kiss Zsófi Mészáros Judit Felvidéki Irén Rácz Erika Jozsi as (as Józsa Erika) András Szigeti See also List of submissions to the 48th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film