If you’re an Angelina Jolie fan, run, don’t walk to see this film. In fact, if you’re not already a fan of hers, I’m willing to bet that you will be after seeing her outstanding performance in the role of Christine Collins, a single mother who after losing her child, is ruthlessly persecuted by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in a desperate attempt to silence a crime that threatens to expose their deception and corruption.
Based on historic accounts of the “Wineville Chicken Coop Murders,” which spanned 1928-1930, Changeling tells the story through the eyes of protagonist, Christine Collins, mother of one of the boys captured by serial killer Gordon Northcott. Called in to work on a Saturday, single mother Christine returns home to find her 9 year-old son Walter missing. The LAPD turns up a boy 5 months later and quickly marks the case as closed. When Christine implores the police to re-open the case because the boy found is not her son, Captain Jones (Jeffrey Donovan) starts an LAPD-wide crusade to discredit and dismiss Christine, even throwing her into a mental institution.
Based on historic accounts of the “Wineville Chicken Coop Murders,” which spanned 1928-1930, Changeling tells the story through the eyes of protagonist, Christine Collins, mother of one of the boys captured by serial killer Gordon Northcott. Called in to work on a Saturday, single mother Christine returns home to find her 9 year-old son Walter missing. The LAPD turns up a boy 5 months later and quickly marks the case as closed. When Christine implores the police to re-open the case because the boy found is not her son, Captain Jones (Jeffrey Donovan) starts an LAPD-wide crusade to discredit and dismiss Christine, even throwing her into a mental institution.
