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Losing Isaiah

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Losing Isaiah (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 9  Rotten:9 Average Rating: 5.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Synopsis: Khaila Richards may be a crack addict but she's also the mother of a beautiful baby boy named Isaiah. One night, she finds herself desperate for a hit. So Khaila leaves the wailing infant swaddled in rags by a garbage dump. She returns the next morning in a panic, only to find that Isaiah's gone.... Khaila Richards may be a crack addict but she's also the mother of a beautiful baby boy named Isaiah. One night, she finds herself desperate for a hit. So Khaila leaves the wailing infant swaddled in rags by a garbage dump. She returns the next morning in a panic, only to find that Isaiah's gone. Believing him dead, a devastated Khaila gets herself thrown into rehab where she struggles to change her life. Meanwhile, the previously crack-addicted infant is legally adopted by white social worker Margaret Lewin and her suburban family. Under the Lewins' care, Isaiah grows strong and healthy. But when a drug-free Khaila learns her baby's alive, she'll do everything in her power to get him back. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson, David Strathairn, Cuba Gooding

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Screenwriter: Naomi Foner

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 9, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English

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Robin Clifford
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Leonard Schwarz
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Lange is outstanding...very rewarding

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Clint Morris
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Effectively dramatizes the clash of ideas and ideals in adoption cases.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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