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The biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.The biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.The biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
- Caroline Jones
- (as LaTanya Richardson)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaJessica Lange said in an interview "I let myself get talked into 'Losing Isaiah' because I hadn't worked for awhile. I knew it wasn't right, the script wasn't right, there was no ending. It just didn't feel right, and it never got right. It was a really difficult, and painful experience."
- GoofsWhen Halle leans over to get the child out of the sandbox, her microphone pack can be seen at the small of her back under her shirt.
- Quotes
Khaila Richards: What is it you don't want him to know, huh? That his mother is as black as he is?
Margaret Lewin: [sneering] "Black!" All you people think about is color!
Khaila Richards: You people? You *people*? Well, you better look around, cause me and Isaiah, we the same kind of people. Or didn't you notice?
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Movie with Heart
Losing Isaiah is a movie that attempts to deal honestly with the issues of interracial adoption. Its portrayals are most always right on the mark. Halle Berry is almost unrecognizable (of course, her natural beauty gives her away) in the first part of the film. She is compelling as the "gone straight" crack addict that threw her son away. Jessica Lang gives a strong performance as the social worker who dotes on Isaiah to the point that she almost forgets her own daughter. The best part of this movie, however, is the ending, when love for the child pushes all other differences to the side. For all the movies that waste our time, this one helps to make up for it.
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- drechanteuse
- May 30, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,603,766
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,520,972
- Mar 19, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $7,603,766
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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