Losing Isaiah (1995)

Directed by

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 106 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biological mother who lost her son to a cocaine addiction struggles to regain custody after he is adopted by a middle class white family. The film explores the legal and emotional battle between the two mothers over the child's future.

emotionaltenseheart-wrenchingthought-provokingmelancholicdramaticsad

What happens

Losing Isaiah is a 1995 American drama film starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. It is based on the novel of the same name by Seth Margolis. The screenplay is written by Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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