Project Detail

The Imposter

Synopsis

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.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
95 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Bart Layton 1st Feature
Producer
Dimitri Doganis
Co-Producer
Poppy Dixon
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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Production Status

Production Company

A&E IndieFilms

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

Red Box Films

3rd Floor
Kirkman House
12-14 Whitfield St
London
W1T 2RF
Tel: +44 (0) 207 323 9933
Fax: +44 (0) 207 323 9030

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

4th Floor, Waverley House
7-12 Noel Street
London
W1F 8GQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7734 9000

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