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Changeling (2008) -- Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie in The Changeling, a drama in which a mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.
Changeling (2008) -- Clip: Rev Briegleb and a lawyer visit with Christine
Changeling (2008) -- Interview: Clint Eastwood "On the film being based on a true story"
Changeling (2008) -- A mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.
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Overview

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Director:
Clint Eastwood
Writer (WGA):
J. Michael Straczynski (written by)
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Release Date:
31 October 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
To find her son, she did what no one else dared.
Plot:
A grief-stricken mother takes on the LAPD to her own detriment when it stubbornly tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child, while also refusing to give up hope that she will find him one day. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 30 nominations more
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A Terrific Film! more (274 total)

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Also Known As:
El sustituto (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
A Troca (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
L'échange (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Подмена (Russia) [ru]
Changeling (Denmark) [da]
Changeling - Vaihdokas (Finland) [fi]
Der fremde Sohn (Germany) [de]
Elcserélt életek (Hungary) [hu]
I antallagi (Greece) [el]
Intercambio (Chile) [es]
Oszukana (Poland) (poster title) [pl]
Sahtekar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Schimbul (Romania) [ro]
The Exchange (France) (Cannes festival title) [fr]
Výmena (Slovakia) [sk]
Výmena (Czech Republic) [cs]
Vahetus (Estonia) [et]
Zamjena (Croatia) [hr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violent and disturbing content, and language.
Runtime:
141 min
Country:
USA
Language:
Portuguese | English
Color:
Black and White (opening and end sequence) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

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Trivia:
Clint Eastwood agreed to direct the same afternoon he read the script. more
Goofs:
Continuity: First when Christine is thrown in her cell, the hatch behind the barred window is shut with force. Later, when we see Christine watching Carol being brought back to her cell, we can see that the cell doors don't have hatches at all. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Christine Collins: Walter, honey. Time to wake up.
Walter Collins: Just ten more minutes...
Christine Collins: Sorry, sport. You can sleep in tomorrow, that's what Saturdays are for.
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Movie Connections:
References The Mysterious Airman (1928) more

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What does the text say at the end before the end credits?
Upon which events is this film based?
What is a "changeling"?
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80 out of 110 people found the following comment useful.
A Terrific Film!, 3 November 2008
10/10
Author: griffolyon12 from United States

Changeling is the new film from director Clint Eastwood. It is based on a true story that takes place in 1928 L.A.

The story is about a woman who returns home one day to find her son missing. Then a few months later the police return a child to her, but it isn't her son. The woman keeps on telling everyone that this child isn't her son, but the police keep on claiming that it is her son and are calling the woman crazy.

The film is a wonderful study about police corruption in L.A. in the late 1920s. The film is emotionally gripping, and at times disturbing.

The film was superbly directed by Clint Eastwood, who was working from a terrific script by J. Michael Straczynski. Not only that, but Eastwood also wrote the film's score, which was very good as well. Of course the acting is what truly stole the show for me. Angelina Jolie delivers an Oscar worthy performance as the mother of the missing child, but what truly surprised me was how good these children in the cast were. All of the child actors were very well cast and all delivered amazing performances.

As a whole Eastwood's Changeling is one of the best films of the year, and should be up for some big-time Oscars at year's end.

A perfect 10 out of 10!

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