4. The Imposter
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Directed by Bart Layton, “The Imposter” tells the story of serial imposter Frédéric Bourdin, who in 1997 posed as Bart Layton, a Texas teenager who disappeared three years prior at the age of 13.
The documentary includes interviews with Bourdin, as well as with the members of the Barclay family, news footage and dramatic scenes that were reenacted to help bring the story to life.
Bourdin made up a story saying he had been kidnapped and transported from Texas to Spain. Despite the fact that he was older than Layton should have been and had a different hair and eye color, the imposter was accepted by the Barclay family until the scam was unearthed.
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