In a rural Texas town, a thirteen-year-old boy goes missing after school. Years later, thousands of miles and an ocean away in Spain, the family gets the call that their child is still alive. We will leave you in the dark about the twists and turns that mark this new thriller, and will say only that it defies experience and challenges what we think we know about human motivation. Without a frivolous or extraneously showy moment, The Imposter elevates visual storytelling in nonfiction cinema, with rich information and emotion bursting from every frame. And so, at the end, when Charlie approaches the house, splitting maul in hand, and knocks on the door . . . you’re hooked. Savor that moment. (DW)