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Losing Isaiah (1995)
Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
“Who decides what makes a mother?”
Drama · 1h 46m
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.
Cast
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
D
Donovon Ian H. McKnight
Amir
Crew
- Director
- Stephen Gyllenhaal
- Screenplay
- Naomi Foner
- Novel
- Seth Margolis
- Director of Photography
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Original Music Composer
- Mark Isham
- Editor
- Harvey Rosenstock
- Producer
- Hawk Koch, Naomi Foner
Details
- Release date
- 1995-03-17
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Budget
- $17,000,000
- Box office
- $7,603,766