The Imposter
2012 · 1h 39m · Crime, Documentary, Mystery · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated R (US)
There are two sides to every lie.
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.
Written & directed by
Bart Layton7.2Smart score
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biographychild kidnappingdisappearancefake identityidentity theftinvestigationinvestigatorkidnappingmissing childmissing sonstolen identity
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