Directed by:
Jean-Paul SaloméCinematography:
Pascal RidaoCast:
Marc-André Grondin, Famke Janssen, Emilie de Ravin, Nick Stahl, Ellen Barkin, Tory Kittles, Xavier Beauvois, Anne Le Ny, Thomas C. Daniel, Jean-Paul Salomé (more)Plots(1)
A family welcomes home a missing child, but he may not be all he seems to be in this suspense drama. Nicholas Barclay was a 13-year-old living in Louisiana with his family when he mysteriously disappeared, and though his mother, Kimberly (Ellen Barkin), and sister, Kathy (Emilie de Ravin), have been hopeful he'll be found, after three years it seems increasingly unlikely. To their surprise, Nicholas (Marc-André Grondin) returns home one day, claiming he'd been kidnapped by child predators but finally escaped. Kimberly and Kathy are overjoyed and welcome him home with open arms. Nicholas' brother-in-law, Brian (Brian Geraghty), senses this young man isn't really Nicholas, though, and Jennifer Johnson (Famke Janssen), an FBI agent looking into the case, shares his suspicions. But if Brian and Jennifer are convinced Nicholas is an imposter, why aren't Kimberly and Kathy willing to acknowledge the same evidence? Based on a true story, THE CHAMELEON was the first English-language feature from French director Jean-Paul Salomé. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Marc-André Grondin
Canada
Best movies:
Temporaries (2023)
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
April and the Twisted World (2015)
Famke Janssen
Netherlands
Best movies:
Taken (2008)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Emilie de Ravin
Australia
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
The Perfect Game (2009)
Remember Me (2010)
Nick Stahl
USA
Best movies:
Sin City (2005)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Ellen Barkin
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
This Boy's Life (1993)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Tory Kittles
USA
Best movies:
Phone Booth (2002)
Tigerland (2000)
Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
Xavier Beauvois
France
Best movies:
Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
Ponette (1996)
The Wind of the Night (1999)
Anne Le Ny
France
Best movies:
The Intouchables (2011)
Those Who Remain (2007)
Suzanne (2013)
Thomas C. Daniel
Best movies:
The Ledge (2011)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
Flypaper (2011)
Jean-Paul Salomé
Best movies:
The Chameleon (2010)
The Young Lieutenant (2005)
Je fais le mort (2013)
James DuMont
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Everett Sifuentes
Best movies:
Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
Selena (1997)
The Chameleon (2010)
Estelle Larrivaz
Best movies:
La Séparation (1994)
Irma Vep (1996)
Restons groupés (1998)
Ritchie Montgomery
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Quarry (2016) (series)
Lance E. Nichols
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
A Vow to Cherish (1999) (TV movie)
J.D. Evermore
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Walk the Line (2005)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Sean M. Blanchard
USA
Best movies:
The Chameleon (2010)
Dream Boy (2008)
Grotesque (2009)
Bill Perkins
Best movies:
The Joneses (2009)
After.Life (2009)
The Baytown Outlaws (2012)