Release Date
July 13, 2012 (NY)
August 3, 2012 (LA)
August 3, 2012 (LA)
DVD Release Date
January 22, 2013 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Bart Layton
Writer
NA
Cast
Frédéric Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Beverly Dollarhide, Charlie Parker, Nancy Fisher, Bryan Gibson, Bruce Perry, Philip French
Studio
Running Time
95 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language
What is The Imposter about?
"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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
In 1994, blond-haired, blue-eyed thirteen-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappeared from his home in Texas. Three years later, he reemerged in Spain. His family accepted him back with open arms. Except the boy who moved into their home was not Nicholas, and he wasn't even a boy. He was Frédéric Bourdin, a 23-year old Frenchman with brown hair, brown eyes and an accent. The Imposter is the gripping new documentary about this unique and disturbing incident. Full movie review »
