Losing Isaiah

1995R107 min

Interracial adoption is the focus of this drama about a black crack baby abandoned by his mother and adopted by a white social worker. Four years later, the baby's birth mother decides she wants him back and hires a lawyer. The argument is that black children belong with black parents. But what about the feelings of the boy, Isaiah, who knows only one mother?

Genres:Drama

Director:Stephen Gyllenhaal

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

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Added to HBO Max:January 1, 2022