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Losing Isaiah

1995 106 min R Drama

Who decides what makes a mother?

Kramer vs. Kramer if race and addiction complicate everything. A Black mother reclaims sobriety and sues for custody of the son she abandoned, now thriving with white adoptive parents. Halle Berry and Jessica Lange elevate the courtroom drama.

Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal · Written by Naomi Foner

Starring Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, Cuba Gooding Jr., Daisy Eagan, Marc John Jefferies

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