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Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku
Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku (1983)

Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, Children's films
Actors Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Shalini Ajith Kumar, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Rajan P. Dev, Thilakan

A couple (Sangeeta Naik and Bharath Gopi) who lost their daughter in an accident decide to adopt a girl from the local orphanage. But problems arise when the child's biological mother (Poornima Jayaram) and her husband (Mohanlal) seek her.
Next of Kin
Next of Kin (1984)
, 1h10
Directed by Atom Egoyan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families
Actors Arsinée Khanjian

Twenty-three-year-old Peter Foster is an only child who lives at home, where he constantly hears his parents arguing. Because Peter does nothing all day, the family goes to a clinic where a therapist videotapes them. After Peter watches his tape, he views the tape of a troubled Armenian family, who gave their only son away for adoption when they arrived in Canada. Peter decides to visit this family, and he pretends to be their son, Bedros Deryan. The Deryan family welcomes him with open arms, and Peter tries to patch up the poor relationship between George Deryan and his daughter Azah.
En Bommukutty Ammavukku
En Bommukutty Ammavukku (1988)

Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families
Actors Sathyaraj, Raghuvaran, Suhasini Maniratnam, Rekha, Geetu Mohandas, Janagaraj

A couple (Suhasini and Sathyaraj) who lost their daughter in an accident decides to adopt a girl from the local orphanage. But problems arise when the child's real mother (Rekha) and father (Raghuvaran) seek to find her.
Cautiva
Cautiva (2004)
, 1h55
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Hugo Arana, Susana Campos

Cristina Quadri (Barbara Lombardo) is the model of a perfect student. Smart and affluent, her life is in perfect order until, one day, she is called from her class and made to appear in front of a judge. The judge informs her that her biological parents disappeared in the 1970s. Cristina is forced to go live with her grandmother, Elisa (Susana Campos), who has spent the past 16 years attempting to locate Cristina (whose birth name was Sofia). Although, at first, she is hurt, bitter and confused, Cristina/Sofia eventually grows to care for Elisa and begins to research the fate of her parents - and how much her adoptive parents knew of the truth.
My Flesh and Blood
My Flesh and Blood (2003)
, 1h23
Directed by Jonathan Karsh
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about disabilities

The documentary takes an in-depth at the Tom Family which mostly consists of children that were rejected by their birth families due to mental or physical disabilities. The film is broken up into seasons starting out with family taking part in Halloween in the fall and ending in the Summer of the upcoming year. The family's unconventional home-life becomes a foundation for the supports, challenges, and successes that they face daily.
The Mailman
The Mailman (2004)
, 1h22
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Danielle Petty

In 1986, young Darius Foxx witnessed his mailman father shoot his wife and her secret lover, then himself. Eighteen years later, Darius becomes the new mailman of Smithfield, cryptically informing the townspeople that his predecessor is "out of town" for an indeterminate amount of time.
Foster Child
Foster Child (2007)
, 1h38
Directed by Brillante Mendoza
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Children's films
Actors Cherry Pie Picache, Eugene Domingo, Alwyn Uytingco, Jiro Manio

Thelma (Cherry Pie Picache), together with her husband Dado (Dan Alvaro) and teenage sons Gerald (Alwyn Uytingco) and Yuri (Jiro Manio), are an urban poor family hired by a local foster care facility to provide temporary home and care to abandoned babies pending the latter's formal adoption. The inevitable separation is heart-rending for the foster family.
The Adopted Son
The Adopted Son (1998)
, 1h21
Directed by Aktan Arym Kubat
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children

The movie starts with an adoption ceremony presided over by five old women (Beshkempir literally means "five grandmothers"), in a village in Kyrgyzstan. The movie then flashes forward a decade or so to show the coming of age of the adopted child - Beshkempir. He is shown indulging in childhood pranks and activities with friends in a rural setting, like stealing honey from beehives and going to watch screened Hindi movies. However, approaching adolescence leads the boys to spy on a village woman's breasts, make clay models of the female form and pretend to make love and eye girls. Beshkempir is even shown as the message carrier between an older boy and his girlfriend.
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart (1999)
, 1h30
Directed by Anita W. Addison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction
Actors Anne Bancroft, Lynn Whitfield, Alice Krige, Cara Buono, Gloria Reuben, Jesse L. Martin

In Boston in the early 1960s, Geraldine Cummins was walking home alone from the movies when she was jumped and raped by a black man. Stunned, she returned home to her husband Bob, stating she had been raped. Sometime later, she finds she is pregnant. In the beginning she hates the thought of her unborn baby, not wanting a constant reminder of her rapist, but keeps it for a few reasons: she is Catholic and she harbors a small hope that it could be her husband's baby. Her husband is supportive during the pregnancy. As the months pass, Gerry comes to be attached to the baby, later stating "8 months is too long to close your heart to a piece of yourself." She becomes fearful of what will happen if her baby is black, the social isolation it would receive and what people would think of her. After going into labor and confiding in a doctor her situation, she becomes convinced that it would be best if she gave it up. The baby is a black girl. She names her newborn daughter Barbara Anne Cummins and gives her to foster mother Corrine Burrel, a black woman in Roxbury, a black neighborhood. Gerry is heartbroken to give up her daughter.
Holy Lola
Holy Lola (2004)
, 2h8
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children
Actors Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Carré, Frédéric Pierrot, Séverine Caneele, Bruno Putzulu, Lara Guirao

A French couple, Pierre and Geraldine want kids, but Geraldine is unable to conceive. After eleven years of infertility and a two year vetting and administrative process they travel to Cambodia to adopt an orphan. They want to adopt before Christmas. When the couple reaches Cambodia, they book a hotel that has other French people that are also waiting to adopt. Their tempers flare when they have to deal with corruption, frequent rain, mosquitoes, many documents, and the uncertainty of whether or not they will be successful and if they are, what they will do if the baby has any serious diseases.