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Actors: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, Samuel L. Jackson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Losing Isaiah |
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Drug addict mother Khaila Richards abandons her son Isaiah in a cardboard box, because of her own lack of responsibility of raising her child. Meanwhile a social worker Margaret Lewin discovers the newborn baby and instantly falls in love with him. Margaret and her husband, Charles Lewin soon take custody of the child, including dealing with all the difficulties of caring for a crack baby. But this doesn't serve much of a problem for the Lewins as it does for Khaila. Because Khaila do get her life together and now wants her baby back.
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Losing Isaiah |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- custody battle
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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