

MOVIE
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Losing Isaiah in its release era
Released in 1995, Losing Isaiah sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1995-03-17
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.5/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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Topicsself-abandonmentchild abusemotherbabybased on novel or bookcourt casesingle parentsocial worker