In 1928 Los Angeles, single mother Christine Collins (Angelina
Jolie) arrives home to find her son, Walter, gone. Five months later her
prayers are answered when Walter is found in Illinois. But to
Christine's horror, the boy who steps off the train is not her son.
Authorities vehemently dispute Christine's claim, and
her one ally is a clergyman (John Malkovich) who sees the case as his
chance to expose corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department and
government.
