Movie Info
Genre
Thriller, MysteryRelease Date
October 31, 2008 (Wide)MPAA Rating
RDuration
140 min.Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast and Crew
Director
Clint EastwoodProducer
Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Robert LorenzScreenwriter
J. Michael StraczynskiStarring
- Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins
- John Malkovich
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Colm Feore
- Amy Ryan as Carol Dexter
- Michael Kelly
- Devon Gearhart
- Kelly Lynn Warren
Movie Story
Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in a provocative thriller based on actual events: Changeling. In the film, Christine Collins' (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned. But amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a skeptical public, she desperately hunts for answers, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever.
Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine said goodbye to her son, Walter, and left for work. When she came home, she discovered he had vanished. A fruitless search ensues, and months later, a boy claiming to be the nine-year-old is returned. Dazed by the swirl of cops, reporters and her conflicted emotions, Christine allows him to stay overnight. But in her heart, she knows he is not Walter.
As she pushes authorities to keep looking, she learns that in Prohibition-era L.A., women don't challenge the system and live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit, Christine finds an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb (Malkovich), who helps her fight the city to look for her missing boy. Based on the actual incident that rocked California's legal system, Changeling tells the shocking tale of a mother's quest to find her son, and those who won't stop until they silence her.
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