Fetus
1994 · 102 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama
This drama follows the dilemma of a young, unwillingly pregnant wife who gives her child up for adoption by a businesswoman. Anna doesn't need another mouth to feed. She can barely afford to care for the two she already has so when she discovers that she is six weeks pregnant she readily accepts the cash offer from Terez, her tough boss at the store where she works. If she will isolate herself throughout the pregnancy, secretly bear the child and immediately allow Terez to sign for it, Anna will receive $50,000. Most of the story then focuses upon Anna's emotional processes as she evaluates her choice. Included are dream segments and shots an unborn baby in the womb.
Directed by Márta Mészáros · Written by Éva Pataki
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Adél Kováts Anna - A Aliona Antonova Teréz
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Jan Nowicki Péter - B Barbara Hegyi Judit
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Lili Monori -
Lajos Kovács Anna's husband -
Székely B. Miklós -
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