Movies and TvShows featuring "mother-gives-up-child-for-adoption" theme.

The Toll of the Sea tells the story of a Chinese girl who falls in love with a US naval officer, facing racism and cultural clashes as they try to build a life together. Their relationship is met with tragedy and heartbreak.

In Track 29, a woman's obsession with finding her long-lost son leads her down a twisted path of mystery and surrealism in a small town. As she delves deeper into the secrets of the town, she becomes entangled in a web of obsession, incest, and murder. With a nonlinear timeline and a touch of surrealism, Track 29 explores themes of identity, desire, and the dark underbelly of small-town life.

A cautionary tale. At 17, Sherman Oaks high schooler Pam Banner has a baby out of wedlock. The baby is adopted, but Pam's too embarrassed to go back to school, so her dad gets her a job as the receptionist for a talent agent. A rock star takes her to a party, seduces and abandons her; that starts a spiral of partying, free love, and drug use. Pam becomes friends with Jeannie, a hooker who supports Jimmy, a useless druggie. Soon the three of them are living together, and Jimmy seems appealing to Pam. She's missing work more and more often, Jeannie wants out of the life, Jimmy is going through withdrawal, and Pam is in the middle of a maelstrom. Is there any exit for Pam?