When a young woman loses her baby to child protective services, she goes through a viciously intense cycle of abuse and violence to get him back.

SYNOPSIS:

After a series of bad decisions and an abusive relationship leave her bruised, broke, and under investigation, Raina Torres, 24, watches helplessly as her infant son is taken away by CPS. Her home is deemed unsafe, her credibility questioned, and her spirit shattered. The system labels her “unfit.”

But Raina refuses to accept that. Determined to prove she deserves to be a mother, she enters a punishing cycle of rehab, anger management, and court hearings—all while trying to escape the grip of Troy, her violent ex, who sees her desperation as weakness. Every time she takes a step forward, the world shoves her two steps back.

As months turn to years, Raina’s rage and love blur into one. She endures homelessness, jail time, and trauma therapy, clawing her way toward stability. Along the way, she crosses paths with Evelyn, a hardened caseworker who’s seen too many mothers fail but begins to see something different in Raina—a spark worth believing in.

But when Troy resurfaces and threatens to expose secrets from Raina’s past, her fragile progress shatters. In a final act of raw courage and fury, Raina takes matters into her own hands, risking her freedom—and her sanity—to protect the child she lost.

In the end, Buddah isn’t just about a mother trying to reclaim her son. It’s about a woman battling her demons, her abusers, and a system designed to forget people like her—a story of violence, redemption, and the terrifying, beautiful lengths a mother will go to for love.