The Imposter

2012 "There are two sides to every lie."
7.5| 1h39m| R| en| More Info
Released: 13 July 2012 Released
Producted By: Film4 Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.raw.co.uk/the-imposter
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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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Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.
BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable
Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
Barak Gale I found the film dramatic, surprising, clever in its cinematography, thought provoking. So why did I rate it a "1"? I believe the film took unethical advantage of a family that had already suffered enormously from the disappearance of their boy, and portrayed them as exceedingly gullible, stupid and much worse, as possibly covering up their own heinous involvement, highlighting such possibility as real, even though hugely unlikely, but obviously creating effective tension and drama. That's great for a fictional film, beyond disturbing for a documentary.
juneebuggy This started out a little dry and then got progressively creepier. Filmed as a documentary with interviews from family members and "the imposter" himself; a missing teen from Texas is found alive in Spain and returns home after nearly 4 years.However several people question his real identity and then things get really freaky. Initially his family is overjoyed, the boy bears many of the same distinguishing marks he always had, but why does he now have a strange accent and look so different? And why doesn't the family seem to notice? And then an investigator starts asking questions.The ending of this and the questions it provokes were a big Wow. This story needs to made into a movie because you just can't make this kinda stuff up. 11.13
MarcoLara This documentary is so full packed with mystery, intrigue, action,...that I can hardly say that is a documentary at all but a full-blown thriller which happens to be told as a documentary and happens to have really happened.Technically I'd mark is as almost flawless. The intricacies of the combination of the sound effects with the picture are amazing. The way actors and storytellers are mixed is incredible. I can only attest to the love and patience put to this film. Truly incredible.And of course the story is worth telling. An "apparently" French guy who claims to be a missing Texan with a family looking for him for many years. You will know the truth from the get-go. You will know what's going on, but then again you will not have a clue about what's going on because what's going on is far more deep and sinister than what you could imagine. The plot is twisted to a point that you, knowing what's going on, will soon realize that whether the kid is the missing son or not its not so important compared to what is really going on.Storytelling-wise, the director does a great job in letting you in little by little, starting by making you comfortable in thinking that you know what is going on, and then gently but steadily throwing you out of balance.If I have to make a negative remark I would just remove 10% of the music, but that's just a matter of personal taste.Keyphrase: "Good luck".
kai ringler if this wasn't a true story , frankly I wouldn't have believed it myself,, the story is so strange and complicated, but yet straightforward.. a young boy goes missing,, and years go by , then all of a sudden a boy presumed dead is alive and well,, well let's just wait a minute here I smell a scam,, and sure enough there 's on in the works,, a French boy on the run from the law from practically everywhere in the world.. claims he is the missing boy that the family is looking for,, but a police detective notices that the eyes don't match,, lot's of stuff in the movie just don't add up,, like the ineptitude of the national center for missing children,, like wouldn't they run dna and blood tests.. just saying,, but overall very interesting movie,, makes you wonder what really happened to the family's little boy,,, if they actually killed him or not,, this is a must see movie,, I gave it a 10