Movie
Losing Isaiah (1995)
Who decides what makes a mother?
Drama
Story
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.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal Starring: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Losing Isaiah 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
- Jacqueline Brookes as Judge Silbowitz
- Donovon Ian H. McKnight as Amir
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