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The Imposter
In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.
2012 · Directed by Bart Layton · 99 min · Documentary · Mystery · Crime · 19 frames
Tagline
There are two sides to every lie.
Crew
- Written by: Bart Layton
- Cinematography: Erik Wilson, Lynda Hall
- Edited by: Andrew Hulme
- Music: Anne Nikitin
- Produced by: Dimitri Doganis
Cast
- Frédéric Bourdin as Self
- Carey Gibson as Self - Nicholas' Sister
- Beverly Dollarhide as Self - Nicholas' Mother
- Bryan Gibson as Self - Nicholas' Brother-in-Law
- Nancy Fisher as Self - Special Agent, FBI
- Charlie Parker as Self - Private Investigator
- Philip French as Self - Spain Consul General
- Codey Gibson as Self - Nicholas' Nephew
- Kevin Hendricks as Self - Nicholas' Childhood Friend
- Adam O'Brian as Frédéric Bourdin (Actor)
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: RAW, Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, Film4 Productions
- Box office: $898,317
- Themes: kidnapping, investigation, fake identity, biography, disappearance, investigator, stolen identity, missing child, child kidnapping, identity theft
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