Directed by:
Stephen GyllenhaalScreenplay:
Naomi FonerCinematography:
Andrzej BartkowiakComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn, Cuba Gooding Jr., Daisy Eagan, Samuel L. Jackson, Joie Lee, Regina Taylor, LaTanya Richardson Jackson (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
When a crack-addicted single mother accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high, the child is adopted by a warm-hearted social worker. Years later, the mother has gone through rehab and holds a steady job, and upon learning that her child is still alive, challenges for custody of the child. (Via Vision Entertainment)
Cast
![Jessica Lange](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640184_0638b2.jpg)
Jessica Lange
USA
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
All That Jazz (1979)
Tootsie (1982)
![Halle Berry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/501/161501491_f8ea84.jpg)
Halle Berry
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men 2 (2003)
![David Strathairn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267817_d1e782.jpg)
David Strathairn
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
![Cuba Gooding Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996806_92a595.jpg)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) (TV movie)
Daisy Eagan
USA
Best movies:
Losing Isaiah (1995)
![Samuel L. Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226565_1b77e1.jpg)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
Joie Lee
USA
Best movies:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
![Regina Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/600/168600607_8owqvr.jpg)
Regina Taylor
USA
Best movies:
The Negotiator (1998)
Lean on Me (1989)
Clockers (1995)
![LaTanya Richardson Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/111/160111716_db8299.jpg)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Laura Cerón
USA
Best movies:
Rails & Ties (2007)
The Public Eye (1992)
Losing Isaiah (1995)
![Jacqueline Brookes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/087/190/87190015_dfbe29.jpg)
Jacqueline Brookes
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
The Gambler (1974)
Sea of Love (1989)
![Margaret Travolta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275072_3763e4.jpg)
Margaret Travolta
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Traffic (2000)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
![Jennifer Crystal Foley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/330/330852_a04ae3.jpg)
Jennifer Crystal Foley
USA
Best movies:
Space: Above and Beyond (1995) (series)
The Shape of Things (2003)
61* (2001) (TV movie)
![Marc John Jefferies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061185_1054e0.jpg)
Marc John Jefferies
USA
Best movies:
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Notorious (2009)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
![Rick Worthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281021_0594b6.jpg)
Rick Worthy
Best movies:
Star Trek IX: Insurrection (1998)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
Holes (2003)
Mike Bacarella
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
The Untouchables (1987)
Primal Fear (1996)
![Deanna Dunagan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/711/161711878_34dd1a.jpg)
Deanna Dunagan
USA
Best movies:
The Visit (2015)
Amerika (1987) (series)
The Naked Face (1984)
Jaqueline Fleming
Denmark
Valeri Ross
Best movies:
Glory Road (2006)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
![Mike Nussbaum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/446/162446354_1edb4e.jpg)
Mike Nussbaum
USA
Best movies:
Men in Black (1997)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
Harry and Tonto (1974)