Title: Changeling
Released: November 2008
By: Universal Pictures
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: Michael Strczynski
Cert: 15
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Jeffrey Donovan, John Malkovich, Jason Butler Harner, Amy Ryan, Michael Kelly, and Colm Feore

Wikipedia: Changeling is a 2008 American period thriller directed by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski. The film begins in 1928 Los Angeles and tells the true story of a woman who recognizes that the boy returned after her son’s disappearance is an impostor. After confronting the city authorities, she is vilified as an unfit mother and branded delusional. The events were related to the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, a kidnapping and murder case that was uncovered in 1928. Changeling explores themes such as disempowerment of women and corruption in political hierarchies. The film was made by Imagine Entertainment and Malpaso Productions for Universal Pictures. Ron Howard was to direct, but a scheduling conflict led to his replacement by Eastwood. Howard and Imagine partner Brian Grazer produced, alongside Malpaso’s Robert Lorenz and Eastwood.