To find her son, she did what no one else dared. Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in a provocative drama based on actual events: <i>Changeling</i>.
In the film, Christine Collins’ (Jolie) son goes missing, but her prayers are soon met when he is returned. Amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realises that 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 police, reporters and her conflicted emotions, Christine agrees to allow 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 Los Angeles, women don’t challenge the system. 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, <i>Changeling</i> 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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