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- A distanced couple decide to take in a seemingly innocent pregnant woman in hopes of adopting her unborn child. However, there is more to a book than its cover.
- An ex-felon discovers a live baby left in a dumpster.
- An adult woman puts herself up for adoption and forms a bond with the misanthropic patriarch of her adoptive family. Based on a true story.
- When a DNA test helps Candace connect with her birth parents, she realizes some family histories are better left untold
- A husband and wife learn that the biological father of their adopted baby daughter will stop at nothing to get her back.
- A girl finds out she's adopted on her fifteenth birthday. She goes through a journey full of twists and turns to find out who her real parents are, only to learn the true meaning of family along the way.
- A lonely middle-aged woman wants to give birth to a child, but her acquaintance with dysfunctional teenagers leads her to the idea of adoption.
- Lisa and her adopted sister Marine are inseparable. With Lisa's mother, Millie, they've forged a deep bond and offer security to Lisa's son. When Marine falls in love the family is thrown off balance and before they can catch their breath, tragedy strikes and the family must realign so they can turn loss into hope and love.
- When a young pregnant woman flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night, a grieving couple takes her in, propelling their family on the adoption journey from hell.
- For hundreds of years, Africa has existed in a state of despair. Famine, civil wars and rampant disease have left the continent without hope, but for the efforts of Western do-gooders. At first, they arrived with food, bibles and the magic of penicillin; more recently they have hosted rock concerts and sent plane loads of grain. And in the last decade of the 20th century they arrived and took babies home with them. First there was Angelina, then Madonna, and now...Pauly Shore! The film builds its comedy foundation on the international interest in Celebrity Adoptions, and the debate that surrounds these transactions on both sides of the Atlantic. Sometimes politically incorrect and never scared to tread on manicured toes.
- Rosy, who aged out of foster care, sets out to find the love of a parent figure online.
- A young couple's lives are changed when an unexpected addition to their household shows them the true meaning of family.
- Damien is an educator in primary school. When a kid is about to be expelled out of the country with his mother, he decides to tell the authorities he's the father and convinces his lawyer sister and his best friend Rudy to join the fight.
- An awkward and bittersweet comic mocumentary which follows successful actor and adult adoptee Scott Fishman of the hit TV show "Cops & Bottoms" in which he co-stars with Noah Wyle. Bowing somewhat to pressure from his fiancé, and their therapist as well as his own desire to know himself a bit better before getting married, Scott embarks on the journey of seeking out his birth parents.
- When a Green Beret returns home to Texas from military service, he and his family struggle with the challenges of adopting his new brother, a 12-year-old Russian boy.
- Comic-book artist Jung returns to Seoul for the first time since he was abandoned at the age of 5.
- Follows six stories of adults seeking legal adoption with a sincere desire for a true family.
- A couple loses their only child in an accident and subsequently unknowingly adopts an innocent looking little girl with paranormal powers that she uses to fulfill her twisted desires.
- A self-involved New York couple adopt a sailor during Fleet Week.
- The Adopters is a thriller based feature film based on two lovers Gildo and Gianella who find themselves at the centre of a conflict between a criminal organisation called The Adopters and a journalist who is threatening to expose them for all their kidnappings. Though Gildo is an ex member, he must return and put an end to the chaos that he may of caused.
- A couple are suspected of murdering a pregnant woman whose baby they were planning to adopt, and struggle to prove their innocence.
- UP FOR ADOPTION is a mockumentary-style comedy that follows four unique volunteers as they find forever homes for the dogs and cats in their temporary care at a weekend adoption center. Though Tanya, her two daughters, and her best friend Michelle are all bound by a common love for adoptable pets in search of homes, they slowly come to realize that the animals aren't the only ones in need of real family.
- In a Kyrgyz village, five older women adopt an infant foundling. Jump ahead about 12 years: the boy, Beshkempir, is entering puberty, the age, his granny says, when life goes berserk. He plays with friends, horsing around, sniggering about sex, going to an outdoor movie. He works, fishing and making bricks of mud. And, he's starting to notice girls. He and his best friend fight, and he learns to his consternation that he's a foundling. A death in the family pushes Beshkempir even faster toward adult roles: he must brush tears from his eyes, lead a funeral procession, and reconcile with his friend. Then, he borrows a bicycle and calls on Aynura: courtship begins.
- When is recently widowed, it is difficult to get used to his new life - This is the case of Hubert Jacquin, who spends most of his time in his huge apartment to depress front of his TV. One day, after a misunderstanding, his life will change.
- MartÌn wants to adopt a child, but his partner harbours many doubts due to his own adopted upbringing. When MartÌn enters a support group for adoptive parents, their relationship faces a trial.
- A single male vet looks after different animals on an old farm he shares with a doctor/friend. By accident he ends up looking after a human girl for a while, too. Will the experience change his attitude to not wanting wife and kids?
- A man must find a home for a young boy.
- A documentary on the challenges and struggles to adopt from Romania and how the children are doing in America. Interviews with parents and their adopted children from Romania.
- Documentary series about adoptions in the U.S. and internationally.
- Centers on Karey, the clean-nosed black sheep in a family of petty thieves, drug addicts, and narcissists. When her brother is sent to prison, she decides to raise his kids along with her adopted black son and give them the normal lives they deserve.
- Of the 1.5 million adopted children in the United States, international adoptees are the fastest growing segment - and most adopted are Asian girls. While many of their stories are heartwarming and play into our self-image of American compassion and generosity, the realities are much more complex. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, adoptees have significantly more behavioral problems than non-adopted children. 'Adopted' reveals the grit rather than the glamor of trans-racial adoption. First-time director, Barb Lee, goes deep into the intimate lives of two well-meaning families and shows us the subtle challenges they face. One family is just beginning the process of adopting a baby from China and is filled with hope and possibility. The other family's adopted Korean daughter is now 32 years old. Prompted by her adoptive mother's terminal illness, she tries to create the bond they never had. The results are riveting, unpredictable and telling. While the two families are at opposite ends of the journey, their stories converge to show us that love alone isn't enough to make a family work.
- Short"Adoption" is a deeply moving narrative that follows Angela, a dedicated nurse, through her emotional roller-coaster of infertility and the subsequent decision to adopt a child.
- Ricardo, together with his homosexual partner, decide to adopt Juan, born in 1976 under the military dictatorship in Argentina. Ricardo wants his son to know his roots and begins the search for his identity.
- A single, 28-year-old Canadian woman spends $41,000 in fees and expenses to adopt a baby from Kazakhstan, only to face delays, corruption, and frustration.
- A Place Called Home: An Adoption Story is the heartwarming true story of one family's struggle to adopt nine children in the face of overwhelming odds. Five years in the making, A Place Called Home is a documentary filled with the joy and pain that can often accompany the adoption process. After reading a Mother's Day newspaper article, Baby Boomers Tom and Jean (of Indianapolis, Indiana) decided to wave goodbye to their four year-old empty nest and attempt the second largest sibling group adoption in United States history. As the story unfolds, we learn of the abuse the children suffered at the hands of their stepfather and watch as they prepare for a possible new life with Tom and Jean. During the trial period, they discover that the road to adoption is even more difficult than they had originally imagined. Sensitive and affectionate in its portrayal, the film chronicles the evolution of the adoption from moments of doubt to moments of hope and triumph. A Place Called Home gives viewers a rare glimpse into the emotional bonding of two families as they confront their pasts and work for a better future... together.
- Girl, Adopted follows 13-year-old Weynsht from an orphanage in Ethiopia to an adoptive family in rural Arkansas.
- An abandoned girl,and a mother abandoning the girl met,what would happen ,will be there a spark for true love .Could this little girl bear the betray of family,the blame from friend .Facing the request of her loved ones ,could her let defense down and embrace the brightness .the vast loess Plateau in China ,and the good and candid people there .this film will explore fundamental humanity! Ugliness or beauty ? You are the judge!
- A family's decision to adopt appears noble until family ties lead to deadly consequences.
- Brian and Aly, a young couple eager to do good in the world, are looking to adopt the "hardest case" out there. However, when they are confronted with the prospect of a nine year old boy who looks like he's in his thirties, it puts their good intentions to the test.
- An adopted boy's biological mother tracks him down.
- The 56 minute documentary "Unlocking the Heart of Adoption" chronicles filmmaker, Sheila Ganz's journey as a birthmother, and reveals the personal stories of adoptees, birthparents and adoptive parents. These stories span 70 years, beginning with ALICE, a birthmother whose child was adopted out without her consent in 1922; RON, an adoptee who uncovered the truth after his parents died when he was 36; and, PHYLLIS and ALISON, birth and adoptive mothers of twin boys born in 1991. Phyllis chose Alison and her husband as parents for her sons in an open adoption. We also meet DEBBIE - Japanese American, PAUL - Filipino American and MARTIN - African American, all adopted into families of other ethnicities. Difficult and touching moments ensue between Martin and his white father, HAL. These and other stories provide a window into the lifelong process of adoption - bridging the gap between birth and adoptive families. Transracial adoptions, issues of closed records, historical perspective and the personal story of the filmmaker - who was raped at age 20 and unwillingly relinquishing her daughter - make this film the most comprehensive to date. The filmmaker's extraordinary rapport with her subjects affords a view into the innermost feelings, fears and joys of the adoption triad.
- An Adoption Story is an online series where we follow the lives of adoptees' with their journeys. Sitting down with Russian-New Zealand adoptee, Alex Gilbert to give an insight to their lives that may come with challenges along the way.
- Raise and dress cute pets, decorate your house, and play with friends in the magical, family-friendly world of Adopt Me. on Roblox.
- Meet Darrell a 15 year old HIV positive homeless gay boy and then meet the Kelly's the gay couple who has decided they want to adopt him. The only problem is they can't find him and his birth parents are no help. Once the ball gets rolling watch the Kelly's adjust to life as newly weds and new parents of a teenager.
- After a techie's addictive research into a new technology that probes the deepest realms of consciousness nearly kills her, her partner decides to do something drastic to prove just how fragile their relationship and life really is.