Losing Isaiah
“Who decides what makes a mother?”
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.
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Cast
49 people
Jessica Lange
Margaret Lewin
Known for
Big Fish
Cape Fear
Halle Berry
Khaila Richards
Known for
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
X-Men: The Last Stand
David Strathairn
Charles Lewin
Known for
The Bourne Ultimatum
Nomadland
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Eddie Hughes
Known for
Boyz n the Hood
What Dreams May Come
Daisy Eagan
Hannah Lewin
Known for
Good Trouble
Marc John Jefferies
Isaiah
Known for
Nerve
The Haunted Mansion
Samuel L. Jackson
Kadar Lewis
Known for
Pulp Fiction
The Hateful Eight
Joie Lee
Marie
Known for
Coffee and Cigarettes
Do the Right Thing
Regina Taylor
Gussie
Known for
The Unit
The Negotiator
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Caroline Jones
Known for
Show Me a Hero
U.S. Marshals
Jacqueline Brookes
Judge Silbowitz
Known for
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
The Good Son
Donovon Ian H. McKnight
Amir
Also in
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bojangles
Stephen Gyllenhaal Director · Naomi Foner Screenplay Seth Margolis Author
Worldwide gross $7.6M · Budget $17M · United States release March 17, 1995
Box office
Budget
$17,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,603,766
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 17, 1995
Theatrical
Czechia
January 10, 1996 · Physical
Germany
August 31, 1995 · Premiere · Oldenburg International Film Festival
Netherlands
April 16, 1996 · Physical
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