Los Angeles, 1928. When telephone operator Christine Collins returns home to find her young son gone, a corrupt police department eager for good press hands her back a boy she insists is not hers. Her refusal to accept the lie sees her branded hysterical and institutionalized, even as a horrifying truth begins to surface. Clint Eastwood directs a restrained, harrowing true-crime drama that indicts institutional cruelty and a mother's unbreakable resolve. Angelina Jolie gives a wrenching, controlled performance at its heart, and the film's period detail and mournful tone make its account of injustice all the more devastating and quietly furious.