CHANGELING
Year: 2008
USA: Universal Studios
UK: Universal Pictures International UK
Cast: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Colm Feore, Gattlin Griffith, Michelle Gunn, Michael Kelly, Jan Devereaux, Erica Grant, Antonia Bennett, Kerri Randles, Frank Wood, Morgan Eastwood, Madison Hodges, Devon Conti, J P Bumstead, Jeffrey Donovan, Debra Christofferson, Russell Edge, Stephen W Alvarez, Pete Rockwell, Pamela Dunlap, Roger Hewlett, Jim Cantafio,Maria Rockwell, Peter Gerety, John Harrington Bland, Denis O'Hare, Wendy Worthington, Riki Lindhome, Dawn Flood, Dale Dickey, Jason Butler Harner, Eddie Alderson, Sterling Wolfe, Mke McCafferty, Amy Ryan, David Goldman
Director: Clint Eastwood
Country: USA
USA & UK: 141 mins
USA Rated: R for some violent and disturbing content, and language
UK Certificate: 15 contains infrequent strong violence and language
USA Release Date: 31 October 2008
USA Release Date: 24 October 2008 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 28 November 2008
Synopsis
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. Starring Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich, the highly anticipated and provocative thriller, CHANGELING, is directed by Clint Eastwood.
Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine Collins (Jolie) 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 9 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.