The Chameleon

The Chameleon

How do you know what you see is really the truth?

R 2010 · 106 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The amazing true story of Frédéric Bourdin, who after having plundered all the centers for runaway minors and deliquents in Europe, even thought he has come of age, now passes himself off as Nicholas Barclay, a 13-year-old American who had vanished three years ago. To his astonishment, Nicholas's family welcomes him like their son, leaving Interpol and the FBI aghast. It is the beginning of a race against time for the investigators, family and Bourdin. But who is manipulating whom? And who is Frederic Bourdin in reality?

Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé · Written by Jean-Paul Salomé

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Marc-André Grondin Frédéric Fortin / Nicholas Mark Randall
Famke Janssen Jennifer Johnson
Nick Stahl Brendan Kerrigan
Emilie de Ravin Kathy Jansen
Ellen Barkin Kimberly Miller
Tory Kittles Dan Price
Brian Geraghty Brian Jansen
Silas Cooper BR. PD Cop B
Estelle Larrivaz Female Gendarme
James DuMont B.R.P.D. Cop A
Katy Peppard Girl #2 (as Katy Preppard)
Lance E. Nichols FBI Doctor (as Lance Nichols)

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