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Changeling

To find her son, she did what no one else dared.

Angelina enjoyed the asylum in ''Girl, Interrupted'' so much that she went back for more... Set in Los Angeles in 1928, and based on a true story, we follow the battle of a single mother against the LA police force. After her nine-year-old son goes missing for a few months, the police claim to have found him and return a boy to her. They want some good publicity. However, the boy is not her son, and her protests lead to her being incarcerated for being slightly crazy. Meanwhile, some other detectives are on the tail of a notorious serial killer, who murdered 20 young boys.

141 minutes, No persons under 16 (Violence)
Detective/Mystery, Drama, Period piece, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Gattlin Griffith, Devon Conti

Director

Clint Eastwood

Screenplay

J. Michael Straczynski

Music

Clint Eastwood

Cinematography

Tom Stern

Editing

Joel Cox, Gary Roach

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2008

Produced by

Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Relativity Media

SA Distributor

UIP

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Moderate to strong, occasional
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Strongly implied, woody places, very disturbing
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	This movie has a lot of menace and suspense. Children are the victims, which adds to the intensity of the themes, which are complex and mature.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

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Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarZane Henry

Die BurgerLaetitia Pople

Cape TimesKenneth Turan

iAfrica.comNils van der Linden For two hours we share in the turmoil of a real mother, not the world's most photographed woman just playing another part. Forget Walter, Jolie is the real changeling here.

The CitizenPeter Feldman This incredible story marks the first time Eastwood's signature themes have found expression through the experiences of a woman, and by omitting any distracting displays by macho males, he only heightens his depiction of the helpless rage and anguish experienced by the victims' families.

24.comIvan Sadler While the quality of Changeling is undeniable, it is rather slow, so for anyone looking for edge of your seat sort of stuff might want to think twice.

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert Clint Eastwood's Changeling made me feel sympathy, and then anger, and then back around again.

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson While the movie’s best stretches serve as further proof of Eastwood’s mastery, Changeling is also ungainly and unsatisfying at times.

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli Clint Eastwood's Changeling falls into a common trap: by trying to do too much, it accomplishes too little.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs But without getting wrapped up in the proceedings, it's too easy to see Eastwood pulling the strings, thus preventing Changeling from being one of his better, morally ambiguous works. Decent but not great.

Metacritic.com38 critics

RottenTomatoes.com187 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Beautifully shot and well-acted, Changeling is a compelling story that unfortunately gives in to convention too often.

Internet (IMDB)21050 Netizens Very, Very, Good Movie.

Average .. 68%

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