
The Pursuit of Happyness(2006)
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.


“Who decides what makes a mother?”
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.

Jessica Lange
Margaret Lewin

Halle Berry
Khaila Richards

David Strathairn
Charles Lewin

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Eddie Hughes

Daisy Eagan
Hannah Lewin

Marc John Jefferies
Isaiah

Samuel L. Jackson
Kadar Lewis

Joie Lee
Marie

Regina Taylor
Gussie

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Caroline Jones
Losing Isaiah is a drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of self-abandonment, child abuse, mother, baby, based on novel or book, court case. Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, it stars Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn. Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
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