Losing Isaiah

"Who decides what makes a mother?"

Mar 17 1995 R 1h 51m
Drama

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.

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Plot

An African-American baby, abandoned by his crack addicted mother is adopted by a white social worker and her husband. Several years later, the baby's mother finds out her son is not dead, as she thought before and goes to court to get him back.

Written by

Seth Margolis, Naomi Foner

Directed by

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast

Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

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# of Votes
6,857
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
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