Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 10/31/08 Home Video 02/17/09 MPAA Rating Rated R for some violent and disturbing content, and language Running Time 2 hours 20 minutes Genre Suspense Director Clint Eastwood Writer J. Michael Straczynski Cast Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Michael Kelly Studio Universal Pictures |
CHANGELING (2008)
SYNOPSIS
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
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
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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.
-© Universal
Changeling tells the shocking tale of a mother’s quest to find her son, and those who won’t stop until they
silence her.
-© Universal