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The Imposter

(2012)

Rated R for language.

R In Theaters 07/13/2012 , 95min.
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Plot & Details

'The Imposter' is a chilling factual thriller that chronicles the story of a 13-year-old boy who disappears without a trace from San Antonio, Texas in 1994. Three and a half years later he is found alive, thousands of miles away in a village in southern Spain with a story of kidnapping and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems. The boy bears many of the same distinguishing marks he always had, but why does he now have a strange accent? Why does he look so different? Any why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this strange tale takes an even stranger turn.

The stranger than fiction mystery, which features many twists and turns, is told in a cinematic language that combines documentary and stylized visualizations. Perception is challenged at every turn, and just as the truth begins to dawn on you, another truth merges leaving you even more on edge.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Documentary,Special Interest
  • Run Time: 95min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 07/13/2012
  • DVD Release Date: 01/22/2013
  • Distributor(s): Indomnia Releasing, Indomina Releasing
  • Director(s): Bart Layton
  • Themes: Missing Persons,Assumed Identities
  • Tone: Creepy,Disturbing,Enigmatic,Intimate,Slick,Talky
  • Keywords: family,impostor,missing-person,FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation),Spain,detective,identity,mystery [enigma]
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (07-13-2012)
  • Language: English

Awards

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best First Feature By a British Writer, Director, or Producer Bart Layton Won
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best First Feature By a British Writer, Director, or Producer Dimitri Doganis Won
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Documentary Nominated
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