Losing Isaiah (1995)
Who decides what makes a mother?
111 min
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.
- Release date
- March 17, 1995
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $17,000,000
- Box office
- $7,603,766
Trailer
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
- Samuel L. Jackson as Kadar Lewis
- Joie Lee as Marie
- Regina Taylor as Gussie
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Caroline Jones
Crew
- Stephen Gyllenhaal · Director
- Seth Margolis · Writer
- Naomi Foner · Writer
- Naomi Foner · Producer
- Hawk Koch · Producer
- Mark Isham · Composer
- Andrzej Bartkowiak · Cinematographer
- Harvey Rosenstock · Editor
- Aleta Chappelle · Casting director
- Jeannine Oppewall · Production designer