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Film & TV The Imposter
Film Review: The Imposter

Based on a remarkable true story, ‘The Imposter’, directed by Bart Layton, is a gripping – and by turns chilling and morbidly fascinating – documentary about notorious identity thief Frédéric Bourdin, and one particularly audacious case of impersonation that took place in 1997.

Film & TV Searching For Sugar Man
Film Review: Searching For Sugar Man

Malik Bendjelloul’s strikingly assured debut Searching for Sugar Man (2012) is a fascinating documentary founded on the remarkable true story of a seemingly unsuccessful musician who unknowingly – to both himself and his producers – became a national sensation on the other side of the world. It’s a story so unbelievable that it remains a conundrum as to why this extravagant rags to riches tale has until now survived undocumented.