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Losing Isaiah
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6.5Khaila 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.
Released: 1995-03-17106 minDir: Stephen GyllenhaalDramaBudget: $17.0MBox office: $7.6M
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Cast
- Jessica Lange as Margaret Lewin
- Halle Berry as Khaila Richards
- David Strathairn as Charles Lewin
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Eddie Hughes
- Daisy Eagan as Hannah Lewin
- Marc John Jefferies as Isaiah
Themes
- self-abandonment
- child abuse
- mother
- baby
- based on novel or book
- court case
- single parent
- social worker
- smoking
- drug addiction
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Stephen Gyllenhaal
- Screenwriter
- Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal
- Cast member
- LaTanya Richardson
- Composer
- Mark Isham
- Producer
- Hawk Koch
- Cinematographer
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 550383
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1995-03-17
- title
- Losing Isaiah
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Jeannine Oppewall
- review score
- 5.1/10
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