| Changeling | |
|---|---|
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| 3 Nominations | |
| Year | 2008 |
| Director | Clint Eastwood |
| Writer | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Starring | Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Amy Ryan |
| 81st Academy Awards | |
Changeling is a 2008 American drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski based on the "Wineville Chicken Coop" kidnapping and murder case. Changeling explores female disempowerment, political corruption, child endangerment, and the repercussions of violence. Ron Howard intended to direct, but scheduling conflicts led to his replacement by Eastwood. Howard and his Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer produced the film.
Nominations
- Best Actress — Angelina Jolie
- Best Art Direction — James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
- Best Cinematography — Tom Stern
Plot[]
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale.
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