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The Impostor (1997)

The Impostor poster
Original title
El impostor
Directed by
Alejandro Maci
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man pretends to be someone else in a rural estate. The film follows how his deception affects the people around him.

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What happens

El impostor es una película argentina de comedia dramática de 1997 dirigida por Alejandro Maci inicialmente escrita por María Luisa Bemberg, según el cuento El impostor de Silvina Ocampo y en colaboración con Ricardo Piglia y Jorge Goldenberg. Es protagonizada por Antonio Birabent, Walter Quiroz, Belén Blanco y Norman Briski. Fue filmada parcialmente a lo largo de unos cinco meses en la estancia La Rica ubicada a 10 kilómetros de Chivilcoy.​ Se estrenó el 22 de mayo de 1997. El impostor se incluyó en el volumen Autobiografía de Irene, uno de los primeros publicados de la autora.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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