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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
J. Michael Straczynski (written by)
Release Date:
31 October 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
To find her son, she did what no one else dared.
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Ranch
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Corruption
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Missing Child
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Train Station
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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30 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(343 articles)
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Interesting period piece
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Angelina Jolie | ... | Christine Collins | |
| Gattlin Griffith | ... | Walter Collins | |
| Michelle Gunn | ... | Sandy | |
| Jan Devereaux | ... | Operator | |
| Erica Grant | ... | Operator | |
| Antonia Bennett | ... | Operator | |
| Kerri Randles | ... | Operator | |
| Frank Wood | ... | Ben Harris | |
| Morgan Eastwood | ... | Girl on Tricycle | |
| Madison Hodges | ... | Neighborhood Girl | |
| John Malkovich | ... | Rev. Gustav Briegleb | |
| Colm Feore | ... | Chief James E. Davis | |
| Devon Conti | ... | Arthur Hutchins | |
| Ric Sarabia | ... | Man at Diner | |
| J.P. Bumstead | ... | Cook |
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violent and disturbing content, and language.
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Runtime:
141 min
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Color:
Black and White (opening and end sequence) |
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #44429) |
UK:15 |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Ireland:16 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-15 |
Denmark:15 |
Iceland:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
Sweden:15 |
Japan:PG-12 |
South Korea:18 |
Czech Republic:15 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) |
Brazil:16 |
Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) |
Norway:15 |
Germany:12 (f) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Taiwan:PG-12 |
Argentina:13 |
Peru:14 |
Austria:14 |
France:U (with warning) |
Mexico:B |
Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)
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Trivia:
Based on the true story of the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, also known as the Wineville Chicken Murders.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Rev. Gustav is speaking from the pulpit of his church, the design of the pipe organ is from at least 1950. In the 1920's, the pipes were hidden behind a facade.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Christine Collins: Walter, honey. Time to wake up.
Walter Collins: Just ten more minutes...
Christine Collins: Sorry, sport. You can sleep in tomorrow, that's what Saturdays are for.
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Christine Collins: Walter, honey. Time to wake up.
Walter Collins: Just ten more minutes...
Christine Collins: Sorry, sport. You can sleep in tomorrow, that's what Saturdays are for.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009) (TV)
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Watching this film is like taking a look back in time. Everything is picture perfect, the beautiful automobiles, the red electric street cars, the telephones, the switchboard station with roller-skating supervisors, the house appliances, and the outstanding clothing, from dresses to hats to police uniforms, everything is meticulously detailed. The story, which we are told is true, is complex and multifaceted. Angelina Jolie, who plays Christine Collins, gives an outstanding performance as a single mother who returns home from work to find that her son is missing. This puts into motion a series of events that exposes the reality of what Los Angeles society was really like in the late 1920's. Corrupt Police, uncaring and self absorbed mental health professionals and the basic premise that people left to their own ambitions will do anything to secure their own prosperity. Although this paints a bleak picture of the human condition, the film show that the actions of a few good men can make a world of difference, John Malkovich as Reverend Gustav Briegleb, is determined to expose the corrupt Police in his radio talk show, Michael Kelly as detective Lester Ybarra, although hampered by his superiors, uncovers what really happened to the boy and the unlikely hero, a powerful attorney who takes her case pro-bono comes to her rescue. If indeed this is a true story, then to see these people stand up to the powers that be is a ray of hope to all of us that there were people who were strong and principled. We can only hope that there are still people like that out there today.