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Losing Isaiah is a 1995 American drama film about a crack-addicted mother who abandons her son and a social worker who adopts him. The film explores the legal and emotional battle for the boy's custody and the impact of race and class on the outcome.
A crack addict (Halle Berry) abandons her baby, who is adopted by a white couple (Jessica Lange and David Strathairn). Years later, the biological mother tries to reclaim her son in a court case. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia and more.
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- Stephen Gyllenhaal
- 1995-03-17
Jessica Lange and Halle Berry give performances of uncommon poignancy and depth. Lange plays an adoptive mother who gives an abandoned child a new chance at life. Berry, in a remarkable...
Currently you are able to watch "Losing Isaiah" streaming on Showtime Apple TV Channel or for free with ads on Pluto TV. It is also possible to rent "Losing Isaiah" on Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Apple TV online and to download it on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store.
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Mar 17, 1995 · “Losing Isaiah,” inspired by various actual cases, tells the story of a cocaine-addicted black woman named Khaila (Halle Berry) who, in a drugged haze, stumbles out of a crack house and abandons her son in a cardboard box in an alley.
Khaila Richards (Halle Berry), 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.
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A 1995 drama film about a custody battle between the biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy. Watch it on Prime Video with X-Ray, a feature that shows cast and crew information while you watch.
