Angelina Jolie stars in Clint Eastwood's THE CHANGELING(2008).
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Eastwood's CHANGELING Debuts Halloween
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Source: Variety
Clint Eastwood and Halloween don't exactly go hand-in-hand but according to the trades, that's the time when his next thriller The Changeling hits theaters. The film will hit limited theaters October 24, 2008 before going wide a week later and it stars Angelina Jolie, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Michael Kelly and John Malkovich. The legendary Eastwood is directing, based on a screenplay by J. Michael Straczynski.
Plot Summary: 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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