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The Imposter (DVD, 2013)

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Documentary filmmaker Bart Layton uses vivid reenactments to tell the tale of a Texas family whose prayers are answered when their missing teenage son returns home after nearly four years, and the mystery that begins to emerge as the newcomer's actual identity comes into question. San Antonio, Texas: 1994. A local teen vanishes after going out to play basketball. As the clues run cold over the next three years, his grieving family continues to fear the worst. Incredibly, in 1997, they receive word that their son has been found in Spain. Despite being ruthlessly tortured by his abductors, he miraculously appears to be in good health. But the more questions that inspectors ask, the less his answers seem to add up. And while his tattoos match those of the kidnapping victim, that's just about where the resemblance ends. Meanwhile, everyone but the victim's family seems to recognize that something is amiss.

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UPC0883476081564

eBay Product ID (ePID)117107864

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ActorMaria Jesus Hoyos, Pierre Berriau, Anna Ruben, Sadie Katz, Adam O'brian, Johannes Krisch

RatingR

Movie/TV TitleImposter

DirectorBart Layton

FormatDVD

Release Year2013

GenreEducation/General Interest, Educational

Sub-GenreBiography, Crime/Investigation

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Signal StandardDvd

Leading RoleMaria Jesus Hoyos, Pierre Berriau, Anna Ruben, Sadie Katz, Adam O'brian, Johannes Krisch

Film CountryUnited Kingdom

Release Date20130122

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by dolladopt
03 Sep, 2016
Fascinating documentary, stranger than fiction
This is a fascinating documentary about a 23-year-old con man who posed as a missing 16-year-old boy, with no apparent motive other than to get free food & shelter and attend high school, free of adult responsibilities. He repeated this scam multiple times in different countries. In the subject of this film, he poses as Nicholas Barkley, a blue-eyed blond who disappeared at age 13. The biggest mystery is how Barkley's family seemed 100% convinced that this brown-eyed man with obviously-dyed blond hair was Nicholas...and why the authorities believed him instead of taking his fingerprints to establish his identity at the very beginning. A must-see for true crime fans.
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by paatter_0
25 Jan, 2024
I wouldn't recommend to anyone!!!
I thought that this was a movie, but it's not. I was very disappointed!!! Just several supposed characters telling the story. It was very boring, to say the least.
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