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Adoption (2010)

Adoption poster
Original title
Adopción
Directed by
David Lipszyc
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A same-sex couple tries to adopt a child in Argentina during the final years of the country's last military dictatorship. The film follows their struggle against legal obstacles and social prejudice.

emotionally chargedsomberreflectiverestrainedhistorically groundedtenseintimate

What happens

Adopción es una película argentina del año 2009, dirigida por David Lipszyc. Trata el tema de la adopción por parte de una pareja homoparental durante la última dictadura militar de ese país. La película fue presentada en el 24º Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, en el 31.er Festival de La Habana y en 25º Torino GLBT Film Festival (Italia). En Argentina, fue estrenada el 25 de febrero de 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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