Netflix’s The Imposter viewers left ‘disturbed’ over harrowing true story

2022-12-27

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Netflix regularly drops harrowing true crime documentaries, and as they released their latest over the festive period, viewers have been left bewildered.

The film may have only recently dropped on Netflix, but it was actually released in 2012 and is based on a true event in 1994 following the disappearance of a young boy.

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The young boy, Nicholas Barclay, disappeared in Texas after he was playing basketball – but after three years he was "found".

Police had assumed Nicholas to have been murdered or kidnapped, but a body was never found, with the search ultimately called off, so the family were all too happy to welcome him back into their lives three years later.

Their son was located halfway around the world in Spain and returned home to them in 1997, but things weren't quite what they'd hoped.

Their blonde-haired and blue-eyed son from Texas was now brown-eyed with dyed hair – and spoke with a French accent.

Despite the drastic differences, they still welcomed the man they believed was their son into their home and dismissed their questions.

Eventually it was revealed that the son they had welcomed into their home was 23-year-old con-artist Frédéric Bourdin, who had posed as Nicholas.

The documentary sees the Barclay family tell their side of things while Bourdin also shares his own experience.

Netflix describes the documentary as "unforgettable, chilling and emotional", before adding: "Despite glaring inconsistencies in his physical appearance, the boy's family brought their long lost 'son' home to restart his life in Texas."

They also teased that the "truth soon proves stranger than fiction" as information unravels.

Fans have already taken a liking to the documentary, with Love Island's Shaughna Phillips writing: "Just watched The Imposter on Netflix and honestly wtf was that."

While another said: "If you've never seen true crime doc The Imposter, bump it up to your Netflix queue immediately."

A third wrote: "I watched this and completely disturbed", before adding: "This movie gave me chills."

A fourth said: "This was insane! I had to double check twice that it was an actual documentary and not a fictional story. So crazy."

The documentary is airing now on Netflix.

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