The greatest mystery in the disappearance of Nicholas Barclay began the day he got home…
In 1994 a 13-year-old boy disappears without a trace from 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 story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems. The boy bears many of the same distinguishing marks he always had, but why does he now have a strange accent? Why does he look so different? And why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this strange tale takes an even stranger turn…
Awards
- Won British Independent Film Award, Best Documentary, Nominated for Best British Independent Film
- Won BAFTA Film Award, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Won Documentary of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards
- Nominated Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival
- Won 8 other awards, received 13 other nominations
The Imposter Reviews
“Extraordinary… an amazing true story, and beautifully told with well-staged re-enactment scenes and tantalising interviews.” David Stratton, AT THE MOVIES
“A riveting flick that further confirms the adage that truth is stranger than fiction… disturbing and powerful… astonishing.” Gavin Bond, SUNDAY TIMES
“An out-and-out stunner… (Layton) heightens the suspense with skill
that's Hitchcockian.”
Nick Dent, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH/SUNDAY MAIL ADELAIDE
“Defies belief… stunning.” TIME OUT MELBOURNE
“A fascinating documentary… never loses its grip on you even for a nanosecond.” Annette Basile, FILMINK
“When this film was over, I felt as if I had been holding my breath for 99 minutes. It is pure, delicious suspense.” THE GUARDIAN
“Fascinating and frightening… delves far beneath the hysterical tabloid headlines.” EMPIRE
“Few films in the past year have matched the narrative cunning of Bart Layton's captivating true-crime documentary…” FLICKS.CO.NZ
“This is edge-of-your-seat stuff and the difficulty is in the telling of the tale. To give any of this film away is a crime. You simply have to see it for yourself.” TORONTO STAR
“One of the year's most provocative pictures.” THE OBSERVER
“Hugely entertaining and riveting… outstanding.” David Stratton, WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN