Losing Isaiah
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.
Year: 1995
Genre: Drama
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Cast: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, Cuba Gooding Jr., Daisy Eagan, Marc John Jefferies
Crew: Hawk Koch (Producer), Naomi Foner (Producer), Seth Margolis (Novel), Naomi Foner (Screenplay), Stephen Gyllenhaal (Director), Sharon Owyang (Associate Producer)
Runtime: 106 minutes
Release: Mar 17, 1995
IMDb: 6.50/10 by 103 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 17
Revenue: 7
Keyword : self-abandonment, child abuse, mother, baby, based on novel or book, court case, single parent, social worker, smoking, drug addiction, adoption, social work, son, liberation, custody battle, looking for birth parents, racist, surrogate mother, interracial relationship, extramarital affair
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