Films byTexts by Márta Mészáros
FILM
Adoption
Márta Mészáros, 1975, 89’

Kata, a 43-year-old factory worker, longs to have a child of her own. Following her instinct to cultivate a maternal bond, she befriends Anna, a teenager in the care of the state, and slowly builds a meaningful relationship, which subtly challenges traditional familial structures.