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The Imposter (2012)

Documentary | 99 minutes
3,27 442 votes

Genre: Documentary / Biography

Duration: 99 minuten

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Bart Layton

Stars: Frédéric Bourdin and Adam O'Brian

IMDb score: 7,4 (52.494)

Releasedate: 13 July 2012

The Imposter plot

"There are two sides to every lie."

1994. A 13-year-old boy disappears from his parents' home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later he is found in Spain; he is disoriented and trembling with fear. He tells his shocking story of kidnapping and torture. His family takes him home with great joy. But things just don't seem right. He may have the same tattoos, but he looks really different and speaks with a different accent. However, his family does not see this. It's only when a detective starts asking questions that the story takes a strange turn...

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A well-made documentary that manages to keep it quite exciting, while the fact itself is astonishing.

The fact that Bourdin manages to deceive the authorities thanks to his manipulation and errors in the system is already fascinating, but not the strongest thing about this documentary. After all, there are stories about master scammers and identity fraudsters that go much further. Think for example of Frank Abagnale, known for 'Catch Me If You Can'.

Where this story takes a really bizarre turn is that the family is so gullible and in denial about their long-lost Nicolas that they take this con man into their family without batting an eyelid.

Unfortunately, the documentary spends a lot of time on how Bourdin ended up in the family, but less on how the family could fool themselves so much.

Because playing the keyboard detective: I think Jason (Nicolas' drug-addicted brother) did indeed kill him and that the simple, retarded mother didn't know or didn't want to know; maybe she had suspicions but she is in denial and has blocked any memory of it. The fact that she indicates that she prefers not to think much in life also speaks volumes. Ignorance is bliss.

Nicolas' sister is probably so angry with herself, authorities and Bourdin that she refuses to blame her family in Nicolas' disappearance.

Anyway, a totally screwed up white trash family, something the documentary could have gone on for half an hour longer. Because that is food for psychologists and much more fascinating than Bourdin himself.

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mrklm

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In 1994, thirteen-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappeared without a trace in his Texas hometown. More than three years later, a young man turns up in Spain who claims to be Nicholas. Nicholas is said to be a victim of people smugglers who sexually abused him, but in fact this is Frédéric Bourdin, a con man who does not resemble Nicholas at all and who also speaks with a heavy French accent. Nevertheless, Nicholas' family embraces him and partly because of this, government authorities do not dare to express their doubts. Until a private detective takes an interest in the case and proves conclusively that this is a scammer. But then what happened to Nicholas? A fascinating, bizarre story with beautiful reconstructions and interviews with those involved who are surprisingly open and honest about their role in this tragic story.

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