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The Imposter

Name: The Imposter
Director: Bart Layton
Genre: Documentary, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2012-07-13
Cast: Frédéric Bourdin, Adam O'Brian, Anna Ruben, Cathy Dresbach, Alan Teichman

DocumentaryMysteryCrime

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.

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Cast

Frédéric BourdinAdam O'BrianAnna RubenCathy DresbachAlan TeichmanIván VillanuevaMaría Jesús HoyosKen AppledornMary TwalaSeipati Motshwane

Director

Bart Layton

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