The Imposter

The Imposter

There are two sides to every lie.

2012•1h 39m•7.3/10

DocumentaryMysteryCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(798)

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.

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Production

RAW, Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, Film4 Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Frédéric Bourdin

Frédéric Bourdin

Self

Adam O'Brian

Frédéric Bourdin

Anna Ruben

Anna Ruben

Carey Gibson

Cathy Dresbach

Cathy Dresbach

Nancy Fisher

Alan Teichman

Charlie Parker

Iván Villanueva

Iván Villanueva

Social Worker

María Jesús Hoyos

María Jesús Hoyos

Judge

Ken Appledorn

Ken Appledorn

Vice Consul

Mary Twala

Mary Twala

Granny

Seipati Motshwane

Seipati Motshwane

Rethabile

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