Film201299 min

The Imposter

Name: The Imposter
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Released: 2012
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Frédéric Bourdin, Adam O'Brian, Anna Ruben, Cathy Dresbach, Alan Teichman

Taste attributes: documentarymysterybiographymafia/gangstercrimedetectiveslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA layered, serious documentary: grounded and small-scale. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.4/10

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Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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 thousands of miles away 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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all consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems