The Imposter

Synopsis

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 thousands of miles away 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. The boy bears many of the same distinguishing marks he always did, but why does he now have a strange accent? Why does he look so different? And 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.
Documentary meets Film Noir in this astonishing true story which has all the twists and turns of a great thriller. Just as the truth begins to dawn on you, another truth begins to emerge leaving you even more on edge. http://redboxfilms.co.uk/films/details/52/the-imposter

Details

Year

2012

Type of film

Features

Running Time

95 mins

Format

35mm

Director

Bart Layton 1st Feature

Producer

Dimitri Doganis

Co-Producer

Poppy Dixon

Executive Producer

Simon Chinn, John Battsek

Editor

Andrew Hulme

Director of Photography

Lynda Hall, Erik Wilson

Production Designer

Marcia Calosio

Music

Anne Nikitin

Principal Cast

Adam O'Brian, Anna Ruben, Cathy Dresbach

Genre

• Documentary

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 19th December 2011