Overview
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".
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Music
Music by Michel Portal
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Luciano Tovoli
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Bernard StoraScreenplay
- Marc GrunebaumScreenplay
- Magdeleine DaillouxScreenplay
- Peter KrallScreenplay
- Original title
- L'Adoption
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 10, 1979
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
Cast
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