USA,
2008, 141 min
(Alternative: 136 min)
Directed by:
Clint EastwoodScreenplay:
J. Michael StraczynskiCinematography:
Tom SternComposer:
Clint EastwoodCast:
Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly, Colm Feore, Jason Butler Harner, Amy Ryan, Geoff Pierson, Denis O'Hare, Frank Wood (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Clint Eastwood directs this thriller based on true events that took place in 1920s California. Angelina Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a mother who thinks her prayers have been answered when her kidnapped nine-year-old son is returned to her. However, she quickly realises that the boy with whom she has been reunited is not in fact her son. She must now face a corrupt police force and a seemingly immovable legal system to continue the fight to find her own son. Slandered by the press as unstable and delusional, she eventually finds an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb (John Malkovich), who helps her take on the authorities and track down her missing son. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2009 - Angelina Jolie (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 2009 - Tom Stern (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 2009 - James J. Murakami (Best Achievement in Production Design)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2009 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
- 2009 - Angelina Jolie (Best Leading Actress)
- 2009 - J. Michael Straczynski (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2009 - Tom Stern (Best Cinematography)
- 2009 - Best Editing
- 2009 - Best Sound
- 2009 - Best Costume Design
- 2009 - Best Production Design
Golden Globes
- 2009 - Angelina Jolie (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2009 - Clint Eastwood (Best Original Score)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2009 - Best Picture
- 2009 - Angelina Jolie (Best Actress)
- 2009 - Clint Eastwood (Best Composer)
The Saturn Awards
- 2009 - Angelina Jolie (Best Actress)
- 2009 - Best Action/Adventure Film
- 2009 - Clint Eastwood (Best Director)
- 2009 - J. Michael Straczynski (Best Writing)
- 2009 - Clint Eastwood (Best Music)
- 2009 - Deborah Hopper (Best Costumes)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2008 - Clint Eastwood (Golden Palm - Official Competition)