A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 13 wins & 34 nominations total
- Self - Missing Person
- (archive footage)
- Self - Imposter
- (as Frederic Bourdin)
- Self - Special Agent, FBI
- (as Nancy B. Fisher)
- Self - Consul General, U. S. Embassy in Spain
- (as Phillip French)
- Self - Texas Children's Hospital
- (as Bruce D. Perry)
- Self - Nicholas' Neighbor
- (as Allie Hosteiler)
- Judge
- (as Maria Jesus Hoyos)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe family of Nicholas Barclay initially declined to participate in the documentary, as they felt they had been unfairly portrayed in the media in the past, and they had lost much of their home video footage of Nicholas in a fire. They eventually consented to be interviewed, and the small amount of footage that has survived was used.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the film, Frédéric Bourdin's hair line is very defined and has dark hair. But by the end of the film he has a noticeable receding hairline. However, the film portrays his talking scenes as one long interview as his shirt never changes.
- Quotes
Frédéric Bourdin - Imposter: Before I was born, I definitely had the wrong identity. I already didn't know - I was already prepared not to know who I really was. A new identity with a real passport, an American passport... I could go to the U.S., go to school there, live with that family, and just being someone and don't have never again to worry about being identified. I saw the opportunity.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kẻ Lừa Đảo
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $898,317
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,379
- Jul 15, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $3,001,877
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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