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 NERFINISHED
basedOn true story
cinematographyBy Erik Alexander Wilson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive reviews
director Bart Layton NERFINISHED
distributor Indomina Releasing NERFINISHED
Revolver Entertainment NERFINISHED
editedBy Andrew Hulme NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Nicholas Barclay NERFINISHED
musicBy Anne Nikitin NERFINISHED
nominatedFor BAFTA Award for Best Documentary NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
premiereYear 2012
producer Bart Layton NERFINISHED
Dimitri Doganis NERFINISHED
Poppy Dixon NERFINISHED
Ruth Kenley-Letts NERFINISHED
productionCompany Raw TV NERFINISHED
releaseDateUnitedKingdom 2012-08-24
releaseDateUnitedStates 2012-07-13
releaseYear 2012
runningTimeMinutes 99
settingLocation Spain NERFINISHED
Texas NERFINISHED
subject Frédéric Bourdin NERFINISHED
disappearance of Nicholas Barclay
writer Bart Layton NERFINISHED
Dimitri Doganis NERFINISHED

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