1 h 46 min | Drama

IMDB 6.4 / 10 (5278 votes)

Losing Isaiah (1995)

Losing Isaiah | United States of America

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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Description

Director

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Writers

Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal

Stars

Jessica Lange
Margaret Lewin

Halle Berry
Khaila Richards

David Strathairn
Charles Lewin

Samuel L. Jackson
Kadar Lewis

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Eddie Hughes

Daisy Eagan
Hannah Lewin

Marc John Jefferies
Isaiah

Joie Lee
Marie

Regina Taylor
Gussie

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Caroline Jones

Others...

Budget

17,000,000.00

Revenue

7,603,766.00

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Keywords

based on novel, child abuse, mother, baby, extramarital affair, drug addiction, single parent, son, adoption, interracial relationship, racist, smoking, custody battle, liberation, court case, self-abandonment, social worker, looking for birth parents, social work, surrogate mother

Production

Paramount

Actor

Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, Samuel L. Jackson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Daisy Eagan, Marc John Jefferies, Joie Lee, Regina Taylor, LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Creators

Hawk Koch (Producer), Kimberly Brent (Associate Producer), Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal (Screenplay), Sharon Owyang (Producer), Stephen Gyllenhaal (Director), Seth Margolis (Novel)

Alternative titles

Instinto maternal (ES)

Release dates

17.03.1995 (US)
16.04.1996 (NL)

Losing Isaiah (1995)

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