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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. The boy bears many of the same distinguishing marks he always did, but why does he now have a strange accent? Why does he look so different? And why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this strange tale takes an even stranger turn.
Documentary meets Film Noir in this astonishing true story which has all the twists and turns of a great thriller. Just as the truth begins to dawn on you, another truth begins to emerge leaving you even more on edge.

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Year: 2012
Type of film: Features
Running time: 95 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Bart Layton 1st Feature
Producer: Dimitri Doganis
Executive Producer: Simon Chinn, John Battsek
Editor: Andrew Hulme
Director of Photography: Lynda Hall, Erik Wilson
Production Designer: Marcia Calosio
Composer: Anne Nikitin
Principal cast: Adam O'Brian, Anna Ruben, Cathy Dresbach

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Complete

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A&E IndieFilms

1925 Century Park East
Ste 900
Los Angeles
CA 90067
USA
Tel: +1 310 201 6060

Red Box Films

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Protagonist Pictures

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7-12 Noel Street
London
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UK
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