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.
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- Harm to children
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
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Cast
- Jessica LangeMargaret Lewin
- Halle BerryKhaila Richards
- David StrathairnCharles Lewin
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Eddie Hughes
- Daisy EaganHannah Lewin
- Marc John JefferiesIsaiah
- Samuel L. JacksonKadar Lewis
- Joie LeeMarie
- Regina TaylorGussie
- LaTanya Richardson JacksonCaroline Jones
Crew
- Stephen GyllenhaalDirector
- Naomi FonerScreenplay
- Seth MargolisNovel
- Andrzej BartkowiakDirector of Photography
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Harvey RosenstockEditor
- Naomi FonerProducer
- Hawk KochProducer
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