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Two women of dramatically different social, economic, and ethnic circumstances find themselves locked into a bitter child custody dispute in this emotionally powerful drama. Khailia Richards Halle Berry is a poor and drug-addicted single mother who, while stumbling out of a crack house one night, accidentally leaves her infant son Isaiah in a cardboard box near a trash heap. The next morning, Khailia realizes to her horror that she left her baby behind, and she runs back to the crack spot to retrieve him. However, the baby is missing, and after much search, she presumes that he must be dead. As it turns out, the baby was spotted in the nick of time by sanitation workers and rushed to a hospital, where at the insistence of ...
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Two women of dramatically different social, economic, and ethnic circumstances find themselves locked into a bitter child custody dispute in this emotionally powerful drama. Khailia Richards Halle Berry is a poor and drug-addicted single mother who, while stumbling out of a crack house one night, accidentally leaves her infant son Isaiah in a cardboard box near a trash heap. The next morning, Khailia realizes to her horror that she left her baby behind, and she runs back to the crack spot to retrieve him. However, the baby is missing, and after much search, she presumes that he must be dead. As it turns out, the baby was spotted in the nick of time by sanitation workers and rushed to a hospital, where at the insistence of social worker Margaret Lewin Jessica Lange the baby's life was saved. Margaret's heart goes out to the baby, who, along with illnesses brought about by neglect, suffers from emotional and educational problems often associated with children whose mothers used cocaine during pregnancy. Margaret adopts Isaiah and raises the child with the help of her husband Charles David Strathairn. Four years later, Khailia has successfully gone through drug rehabilitation and holds down a steady and responsible job as a nanny and housekeeper. She learns by chance that Isaiah is still alive, and she quickly hires an attorney, Kadar Lewis Samuel L. Jackson, to help her reclaim custody of her son. However, Margaret loves the child and is not about to give him up without a battle in court. LaTanya Richardson plays Caroline Jones, the attorney Kadar Lewis squares off against in court; in real life, Richardson and Jackson are married. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Special Features

Closed Caption; Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby Digital; English 5.1 surround; English Dolby surround; English subtitles

Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/9/2003
  • UPC: 097363283645
  • Original Release: 1995
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  • Source: PARAMOUNT
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Time: 1:46:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jessica Lange Margaret Lewin
Halle Berry Khaila Richards
David Strathairn Charles Lewin
Cuba Gooding Jr. Eddie Hughes
Daisy Eagan
Samuel L. Jackson Kadar Lewis
Jacqueline Brookes Judge Silbowitz
Marc John Jefferies Isaiah
Joie Lee Marie
La Tanya Richardson Caroline Jones
Regina Taylor Gussie
Technical Credits
Stephen Gyllenhaal Director
Bill Arnold Art Director
Andrzej Bartkowiak Cinematographer
Aleta Helena Chappelle Casting
Naomi Foner Producer, Screenwriter
Cydney M. Harris Set Decoration/Design
Jay R. Hart Set Decoration/Design
Mark Isham Score Composer, Songwriter
Howard W. Koch Producer
Howard W. Koch Jr. Producer
Mary Malin Costumes/Costume Designer
Thomas Nelson Musical Direction/Supervision
Jeannine Oppewall Production Designer
Harvey Rosenstock Editor
Ellen H. Schwartz Asst. Director
Timothy R. Sexton Consultant/advisor
Suzan Wexler Set Decoration/Design

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Isaiah Lost [10:34]
2. Hitting Bottom [4:59]
3. Alone [4:58]
4. Lovely Weather for Ducks [5:26]
5. Temptation [9:15]
6. Tracking Isaiah [7:04]
7. A Mother's Rights [7:28]
8. Cable Man [8:56]
9. Transformed [5:22]
10. Judged [6:24]
11. Mother [5:59]
12. What About Love? [5:34]
13. Losing Isaiah [6:20]
14. Khaila's World [7:26]
15. And a Little Child Shall Lead Them... [6:16]
16. End Credits [4:36]

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      Audio Options: English 5.1 Surround
      Audio Options: English Dolby Surround
      Subtitle Options: English
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 26, 2001

    A touching story about a mother's love

    This movie gives a very balanced look at adoption and the role that class and race play. A Black drug addicted mother accidentally leaves her infant son and upon returning to retrieve him is told he is dead. The baby is adopted by a White social worker and raised for 4 years. The adoptive family has to cope with the developmental and emotional problems of a child born drug addicted. In the meantime, Isaiah's biological mother has regained control of her sobriety and life. When she learns her son is alive, she begins her fight to get him back. The ethical drama is very well acted by Halle Berry and Jessica Lange. Supporting actors David Strathairn and Samuel L. Jackson are excellent as well.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 15, 2001

    Wonderful movie

    A black baby is left in a box near a dumpsite by his mother who can't take him to go do drugs. The next morning the baby is found and brought to the hospital where a white social worker finds herself falling for the small child. Soon the social worker and her family adopted the baby. Life was great for them until the child was a toddler, at this point the child's biological mother finds out that her child, whom she took for dead, was alive. The biological mother goes to a lawyer and does everything in her willpower to get her baby back. Everyone involved is soon swept into a battle for the child.
    The movie has a lot of heart and it gives information and also a new perspective into the world of interracial adoption. In this movie the biological mother's lawyer goes on and on about how children should be with their own color. It seemed as though people these days care more about the color of skin rather than how much love there is in the home.

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