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Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête (1989)

80 min · Tragicomedy

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Directors

Didier Kaminka

Cast

Marlène Jobert, Patrick Chesnais, Claude Rich, Roland Giraud

When a doctor tells Marie she cannot have a child with her new partner, adoption—and a pregnant teenager considering adoption—offer possible paths to parenthood.

The story

Marie has a 20-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. After her doctor tells her she will not be able to have a child with her new partner, Jérémie, the couple decide to adopt. They soon discover that the adoption process is long and complicated. A possible alternative arises in the form of Joanna, a pregnant teenager who wants to put her baby up for adoption.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Marie has a 20-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. When her doctor tells her she will not be able to have a child with Jérémie, her new partner, they decide to adopt a child. But the process proves long and complicated. Their salvation may come from Joanna, a pregnant teenager who wants to put her baby up for adoption ...

Genres

Tragicomedy

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