Movie
The Imposter
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2012-07-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Mystery, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- RAW, Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, Film4 Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Frédéric Bourdin as Self
- Adam O'Brian as Frédéric Bourdin
- Anna Ruben as Carey Gibson
- Cathy Dresbach as Nancy Fisher
- Alan Teichman as Charlie Parker
- Iván Villanueva as Social Worker
- María Jesús Hoyos as Judge
- Ken Appledorn as Vice Consul
- Mary Twala as Granny
- Seipati Motshwane as Rethabile
Crew
- Bart Layton - Director
- Bart Layton - Writer
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