Seeking documentary based on a short description of it
July 8, 2023 7:36 AM

I love documentaries. I recently encountered a description of an intriguing documentary, but my Google-fu is failing me in finding the name of the movie.

I recently read this article: "24 Shocking Documentaries That Will Forever Leave an Impression in Your Mind". Documentary #9 had this description:
The Imposter (2012)
This documentary details the story of a wealthy man and his wife. He creates a will that doesn't satisfy his wife, leading her to embrace her greed and hatred. The documentary is mysterious and complex, leaving you with many emotions.
The description above doesn't match the supposed title of the movie. The Imposter (2012) is a totally different movie (also a great documentary, but not the one I'm seeking here). I want to find the documentary about the wealthy man and his wife, but I can't seem to get any more information about it. I emailed the author of the article but haven't heard back.
posted by alex1965 to Media & Arts (4 answers total) 4 users marked this as a favorite
The writer messed up— she churns out lots of these pieces with no actual research or knowledge ( other than Reddit.). The photo is from the distributor of The Imposter. I work in documentary and I’ve never heard of any doc like this.
posted by Ideefixe at 8:36 AM on July 8, 2023


It’s not just the writer of the article that messed up, when I google The Imposter 2012, that wording comes up as a blurb for the film.
posted by Sassyfras at 8:50 AM on July 8, 2023


A bit of googling suggests that may be the plot of a Nigerian film (not a documentary) with the same name.
posted by eponym at 9:02 AM on July 8, 2023


I agree with eponym. Nigerian film The Impostor (notice the spelling) synopsis "A very wealthy man who is confined to a wheel chair prepares his will. The will does not go down well with the wife who will stop at nothing to thwart it. Greed, conspiracy and hatred will lead to the unearthing of an incidence nobody knew happened many decades before that will finally open up a new angle to the whole dilemma. Yemi Blaq, Alex Osifo, Nse Etim Ikpe, Thelma Okodua"
posted by Sassyfras at 9:12 AM on July 8, 2023


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