The Imposter

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The Imposter is a 2012 British-American documentary film that explores the true story of a French con artist who impersonated a missing Texas teenager, blending thriller-style storytelling with interviews and archival footage.

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instanceOf biographical documentary ⓘ
documentary film ⓘ
awardReceived BAFTA Award for Best Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer ⓘ
basedOn true story ⓘ
cinematographyBy Erik Alexander Wilson ⓘ
linked to: Erik Wilson
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
director Bart Layton ⓘ
distributor Indomina Releasing ⓘ
Revolver Entertainment ⓘ
editedBy Andrew Hulme ⓘ
featuresForm archival footage ⓘ
dramatic reenactments ⓘ
interviews ⓘ
genre documentary ⓘ
thriller documentary ⓘ
true crime film ⓘ
hasPosterTagline There are two sides to every lie. ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Frédéric Bourdin ⓘ
Nicholas Barclay ⓘ
musicBy Anne Nikitin ⓘ
nominatedFor BAFTA Award for Best Documentary ⓘ
notableFor blending thriller-style storytelling with documentary techniques ⓘ
exploration of identity and deception ⓘ
plotSummary A French con artist impersonates missing Texas teenager Nicholas Barclay and is accepted by the boy's family. ⓘ
premiereEvent Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
premiereYear 2012 ⓘ
producer Bart Layton ⓘ
Dimitri Doganis ⓘ
Poppy Dixon ⓘ
Ruth Kenley-Letts ⓘ
productionCompany Raw TV ⓘ
releaseDateUnitedKingdom 2012-08-24 ⓘ
releaseDateUnitedStates 2012-07-13 ⓘ
releaseYear 2012 ⓘ
runningTimeMinutes 99 ⓘ
settingLocation Spain ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
subject Frédéric Bourdin ⓘ
disappearance of Nicholas Barclay ⓘ
writer Bart Layton ⓘ
Dimitri Doganis ⓘ

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Simon Chinn → notableWork → The Imposter ⓘ
Simon Chinn → producerOf → The Imposter ⓘ
Passion Pictures → produced → The Imposter ⓘ