
Losing Isaiah
Who decides what makes a mother?
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3/17/1995Runtime
106 minsGenres
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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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$17,000,000Revenue
$7,603,766Homepage
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A raw examination of motherhood and second chances that refuses easy answers, following two women's competing claims to the same child and the legal and emotional reckoning that ensues.
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Jessica Lange
Margaret Lewin

Halle Berry
Khaila Richards

David Strathairn
Charles Lewin

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Eddie Hughes

Daisy Eagan
Hannah Lewin

Marc John Jefferies
Isaiah

Samuel L. Jackson
Kadar Lewis

Joie Lee
Marie

Regina Taylor
Gussie

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Caroline Jones

Jacqueline Brookes
Judge Silbowitz
Donovon Ian H. McKnight
Amir
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