Adoptation

Adoptation

2016 · 89 min · Comedy

Lou Wilson returns from a few years of college to live at home again only to find that his parents have adopted a 12-year-old.

Directed by Tom Knoblauch · Written by Ben Matukewicz

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Adoptation

Patrik, Age 1.5

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