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The Imposter (2012)

R · 2012-07-13 · 1h 39m · EN
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There are two sides to every lie.

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.

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Bart LaytonDirector, Writer
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Frédéric BourdinFrédéric BourdinHimselfAdam O'BrianAdam O'BrianFrédéric BourdinAnna RubenAnna RubenCarey GibsonCathy DresbachCathy DresbachNancy FisherAlan TeichmanAlan TeichmanCharlie ParkerIván VillanuevaIván VillanuevaSocial WorkerMaría Jesús HoyosMaría Jesús HoyosJudgeKen AppledornKen AppledornVice ConsulMary TwalaMary TwalaGrannySeipati MotshwaneSeipati MotshwaneRethabile

Keywords

KidnappingBiographyInvestigationDisappearanceMissing childChild kidnappingInvestigatorFake identityStolen identityMissing sonIdentity theft

Movie DNA

Genre affinityCrime · Mystery · DocumentaryTheme affinityKidnapping · Biography · InvestigationNarrative complexityMysteryDirector preference196588Actor preference262779 · 262780 · 262781Country preferenceGb

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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.

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The Imposter has a runtime of 99 minutes.

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