El impostor

San Antonio, 1994. An empty swing set. A boy vanishes. Years later, a young man appears in Spain, claiming the missing child's identity. Back in Texas, family members embrace the impossible return. Layton's docu-mystery plays cat-and-mouse with true-crime expectations.

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Bart Layton directed El impostor in 2012. See Bart Layton's full filmography, where to start with Bart Layton, or where to go after you've seen everything by Bart Layton.

El impostor was released in 2012 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.