Since it's first appearance at this year's Sundance Film Festival Bart Layton's THE IMPOSTER the film has captivated audiences whatever festival its played at and this month the film arrives at Edinburgh Film Festival. The Imposter is a film that will shock you as well make make you feel sad that a human being would really stoop that low when it comes to impersonating a missed child. The film tells the story of Frédéric Bourdin,then a 16-year-old who deceived authorities into thinking he was the missing child from Texas who ended up in Spain. Not many documentaries actually capture people with such strength and power many people still find it hard to believe this actually happened, though what may win more people over is the fact it feeling like a borderline true-life documentary come noir style mystery thanks to great editing and a perfect score.
The Imposter is getting a UK release on August 24th (USA 13th July) however if you can't wait you can catch the film at Edinburgh Film Festival on June 22nd & 30th (book tickets here).
The Imposter Official US Trailer 720P Published via LongTail.tv
Nicholas Barclay was 13 years old when he disappeared from his San Antonio home in 1994. Three years later he was found in southern Spain and returned to his overjoyed parents. Yet how could they not notice their son's change of hair and eye colour, or the fact he now spoke with a pronounced French accent? Truth is definitely stranger than fiction in this highly original and compelling documentary about con-artist Frédéric Bourdin and the Texan family who inexplicably welcomed him into their home.
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