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IMDb rating 7.5
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Critic Noel Murray
rated 8

Layton has designed this film partly as a tall tale—with amusing fish-out-of-water anecdotes about Bourdin’s experiences posing as a Texas high-schooler—and partly as an intellectual exercise.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Guy Lodge
rated 10

The year’s most fascinating and frightening doc so far, The Imposter delves far beneath the hysterical tabloid headlines.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

This film is as gripping as any white-knuckle thriller: it is one of the year's best.

Read full review at The Guardian
Fahem Walid
rated 8
2 months ago
Critic Jesper Bo Petersen
rated 7

...en yderst fængslende oplevelse. Og Frédéric Bourdin er glat som en ål, manipulerende og mærkeligt charmerende.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Lars Movin
rated 7

...Bart Layton scorer topkarakter for stilsikkerheden i filmens natteblå noir-univers og for hele den sindrigt konstruerede dramaturgi...

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Bart Layton
Director
Bart Layton
Writer
Ken Appledorn
As Vice Consul
Mary Twala
As Granny

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The Imposter is a gripping documentary that tells the unbelievable story of a 13-year-old boy who vanished in Texas only to reappear three years later in Spain. The boy's family was overjoyed to bring him home, but all was not as it seemed. The film takes a closer look at the boy's strange behavior and the questions that began to arise, leading to a shocking revelation that would change everything. With a blend of archival footage, interviews, and reenactments, The Imposter is a thrilling and thought-provoking true crime documentary that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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