Adoption Movies

  • 2018
    Moon Child

    Moon Child

    Moon Child

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    A movie about two women who are mothers to the same child, and a child who belongs to two different worlds.

    Moon Child
  • 2017
    Faith's Song

    Faith's Song

    Faith's Song

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    A young girl's faith is tested, when her parents are suddenly killed in a car accident and she's forced to move in with relatives who don't share her...

    Faith's Song
  • 2010
    Wo Ai Ni Mommy

    Wo Ai Ni Mommy

    Wo Ai Ni Mommy

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    From 2000 to 2008, China was the leading country for U.S. international adoptions. There are now approximately 70,000 Chinese adoptees being raised...

    Wo Ai Ni Mommy
  • 2024
    Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life

    Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life

    Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life

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    During the pandemic, living under an extreme right-wing government, filmmakers Bel Bechara and Sandro Serpa receive the news that would change their...

    Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life
  • 2014
    Me & You

    Me & You

    Me & You

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    Jackie Miller adopted her son, Scott, in the early 1970s. In 2008, Scott brought his mom to StoryCorps to ask her about that decision.

    Me & You
  • 2021
    State Owned Children

    State Owned Children

    State Owned Children

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    Following in the footsteps of two women in search of their origins, this documentary lifts the veil on a little-known page of the post-war era: the...

    State Owned Children
  • 2008
    J'ai pensé à vous tous les jours

    J'ai pensé à vous tous les jours

    J'ai pensé à vous tous les jours

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    Cedric alias "The Quick" was abandoned at birth by his mother and grew up somehow in the homes of the DDASS. One day his teacher Bernard tells him he...

    J'ai pensé à vous tous les jours
  • 2019
    Given Away

    Given Away

    Given Away

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    What does it mean to adopted and brought up far away from your country of birth? In “Given Away,” this week’s moving new Op-Doc by...

    Given Away
  • 1972
    Achanum Bappayum

    Achanum Bappayum

    Achanum Bappayum

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    The film tells the story of a Hindu man who adopts a Muslim child and allows her to follow Muslim traditions.

    Achanum Bappayum
  • 1931
    The Beloved Bachelor

    The Beloved Bachelor

    The Beloved Bachelor

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    Michael Morda, a young sculptor living in San Francisco, is madly in love with Elinor Hunter, and they plan to be married. When Elinor becomes...

    The Beloved Bachelor
  • 2010
    Adoption

    Adoption

    Adoption

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    Richard, a homosexual man, decides to adopt a child named Juan. As the child becomes accustomed to his new home, he continues to suffer from the...

    Adoption
  • 1970
    Not Too Far from Here

    Not Too Far from Here

    Not Too Far from Here

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    Jackson betrays Lindsay and begs for her forgiveness. Her friends want revenge. Lindsay hopes she can find the grace and mercy to make the right...

    Not Too Far from Here
  • 2024
    South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning

    South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning

    South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning

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    FRONTLINE and The Associated Press examine allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom. The documentary...

    South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning
  • 2018
    Dawnland

    Dawnland

    Dawnland

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    They were forced to assimilate into white society: children ripped away from their families, depriving them of their culture and erasing their...

    Dawnland
  • 2016
    The Guys Next Door

    The Guys Next Door

    The Guys Next Door

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    An intimate portrait of a real Modern Family: Meet Erik and Sandro, a gay couple with daughters birthed by their friend Rachel who's married with...

    The Guys Next Door
  • 1991
    Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia

    Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia

    Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia

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    Nora is 15 years old. Her parents died when she was young and now she lives with Anders and Karin and their son Dag. They move into an old apartment...

    Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
  • 1924
    Damaged Hearts

    Damaged Hearts

    Damaged Hearts

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    Orphaned as children, David and his sister are sent to live with separate families, where both are abused, and his sister dies. Filled with...

    Damaged Hearts
  • 2012
    59 Middle Lane

    59 Middle Lane

    59 Middle Lane

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    When are you ready to find out who you really are? At the age of 10, adopted Russian children Grego and Alexa Ammon are rocked by the murder of their...

    59 Middle Lane
  • 1974
    Kowsar

    Kowsar

    Kowsar

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    A young girl named Azar is left alone after her parents' death. He witnesses Kowsar committing murder. Azar escapes from Kowsar; But it gets trapped....

    Kowsar
  • 2015
    After the Dance

    After the Dance

    After the Dance

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    In this funny and moving documentary, acclaimed film-maker Daisy Asquith tells the very personal story of her mother's conception after a dance in...

    After the Dance