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.
Based on a true story.
Single parent Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) is a supervisor at the local telephone exchange who, having returned home late from having to work overtime on a Saturday, finds her 9 year old son Walter (Gattlin Griffith) is missing from their home. As the days and weeks go by, the Collins case becomes the object of a campaign by Pastor Gustav Briegleb who rails against the incompetence and corruption of the Los Angeles police Department. Soon, the police arrive with the news that they have found her boy but when the lad is turned over to her, she realizes that the police have returned a stranger to her in an attempt to bring an end to the public complaints about their handling of her case. Her attempts to get justice bring her into conflict with the LAPD who will go to any length to protect their reputation. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. When she continues to complain she finds herself arrested and confined to the mental ward..
The story is set in 1920s, during which corruption and power abuse is at it highest.
Directed by Clint Eastwood, this deep and daring movie is worth the watch.
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Do take some time off to watch this remarkable movie.
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