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Losing Isaiah

Jessica Lange (Actor), Halle Berry (Actor), Stephen Gyllenhaal (Director) Rated:

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173 customer reviews

IMDb6.4/10

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Actors: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, Cuba Gooding Jr., Daisy Eagan
Directors: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles: English
Dubbed: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
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Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 9, 2003
Run Time: 111 minutes
Average Customer Review: 173 customer reviews
ASIN: B0000A2ZNM
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,970 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #18069 in Drama DVDs

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What breaks my heart in this movie, is saying "black babies need their black mothers".

April 2, 2019

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I've seen this movie several times, each time breaks my heart. It angers me that the lawyer taking the case is only doing it because, " black babies need to be with black mothers". Color doesn't matter, love and the ability to give a child a safe and secure environment matters. Having six black grandchildren, color has never yet been an issue in their development. The oldest being 16 and so well rounded in every way. Yet raised by my daughter a white mother. People need to start realizing color don't matter, the fact we are all humans is what matters.

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Nancy Price (flags@pld.com)

Child's life pulled apart by courts

June 24, 2018

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David Strathairn plays the role of husband in this absorbing story. A drug addict young mother deserts her child to get her next fix. In the meantime, the child is rescued and taken to the hospital. A female doctor falls in love with the child and wants to adopt. The doctor is white skinned and the child is black skinned. The mother of the child takes advice and cleans up her act of drugging and wants the child back. It is up to the courts to decide the fate of the child irregardless of the child's love attachments. It is a compelling drama.

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EGALITARIANTop Contributor: Watches

Powerful Story: Transracial Adoptions

May 21, 2018

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Losing Isaiah is a powerful story about the emotional tug-a-war between adoptive parents and natural parents. Though the movie is about a trans-racial adoption, the issues raised are central to all adoptions. Indeed, the bigger message in this dramatization is about how children suffer, becoming emotionally scared casualties in these battles. Custody battles is a sad and tragic story playing out in our family courts every day. Never any winners.

***Great performances by Jessica Lange and Halle Berry.

Respectfully,

Maizie Lucille James
May 20, 2018

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It is one of the best movies I have seen

April 22, 2018

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It is one of the best movies I have seen. What an extreme pain a child must go through just because. I understand this because of what my daughter, my love of life went through when her mom left her behind just to have her fun and her miserable life ( I hope ).

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May 4, 2018

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That poor little boy... I cry,,,,he cries...everyone cries....why??? because of RACE...not LOVE... this world NEEDS LOVE!!!!!!!!!!

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Betty A. Johnson

This movie made me cry

August 8, 2011

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I love losing Issiah! How do you choose between these mothers. one took care of him when he was left alone as a baby, and halle berry clean up her act and came back to reclaim her child. The only thing I hate about movies like these is if a child's been raised by a family for so many years, and there actual parents come to take them back and may take some time for the child to adjust to them. I mean that's the only family they have know for the life. It's like another movie-the deep end of the ocean. Excellent film!

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Heart-wrenching Loss

June 5, 2008

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This movie is one of my favorites...one which I shared with foster parents in my professional capacity as a social worker.

We see the inevitable pull between birth mother and adoptive mother, cheering for each even as the tug nears its conclusion.

One of the downsides of this movie is the abrupt separation between the adoptive mother and the child. In my social worker capacity, I was able to orchestrate a more gradual reunification.

However, this is a movie and the drama depends upon the gut-wrenching loss.

Well worth the time and tears.

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February 17, 2019

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Great movie. Watched this as a kid and still love it now. Great movie. Came in great condition.

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