Title:
The Visitor
Synopsis:
Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins, Six Feet Under), a widower of fve years, lives an aimless life as a college economics professor in suburban Connecticut. When Walter reluctantly agrees to fill in for a colleague at a conference in New York City he discovers a young couple, Tarek
(Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), have been scammed into illegally renting his vacant fat. Walter agrees to let them stay until they find a place of their own. However when an interaction with the
police lands Tarek, an undocumented New Yorker, in an ICE detention center, Walter emerges as the only person able to visit Tarek. When
Tarek s mother Mouna (Hiam Abbass) appears in search of her son,Walter’s emotional commitment in Tarek s case is sealed. As the four people struggle to deal with the stark realities of the US immigration
system and their own individual lives, their shared humanity is
revealed in awkward, humorous and dramatic ways.
(Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), have been scammed into illegally renting his vacant fat. Walter agrees to let them stay until they find a place of their own. However when an interaction with the
police lands Tarek, an undocumented New Yorker, in an ICE detention center, Walter emerges as the only person able to visit Tarek. When
Tarek s mother Mouna (Hiam Abbass) appears in search of her son,Walter’s emotional commitment in Tarek s case is sealed. As the four people struggle to deal with the stark realities of the US immigration
system and their own individual lives, their shared humanity is
revealed in awkward, humorous and dramatic ways.
Format:
DVD-R
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Movie Release Year:
2008
Rating:
PG-13
Genre:
Drama
Crime
Music
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Show Type:
Movie
Date Added:
2018-02-07 18:35:50
Original Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Actors:
Richard Jenkins
Dania Gurira
Haaz Sleiman
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Directors:
Tom McCarthy
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Date Added:
2018-02-07 18:35:50
