LA Times critic Carina Chocano gives "The Visitor" a thumbs up in her recommendation:An unassuming but quietly heartbreaking drama about the unexpected bonds that can form in a city like New your - and their depth and fragility in times of hysteria. (The Visitor at LA Times)
Synopsis of "The Visitor"
In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek, a Syrian man, and Zainab, his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him. Touched by his kindness, Tarek, a talented musician, insists on teaching the aging academic to play the African drum. The instrument's exuberant rhythms revitalize Walter's faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz clubs and Central Park drum circles.
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Release Date: Apr 11, 2008
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 1:43
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom McCarthy
Cast:
Richard Jenkins Walter Vale
Hiam Abbass Mouna
Haaz Sleiman Tarek
Danai Gurira Zainab
Maggie Moore Karen
Waleed F. Zuaiter Omar
Amir Arison Mr. Shah
Tzahi Moskovitz Zev
Laith Nakli Nasim
Producers: Mary Jane Skalski, Michael London, Omar Amanat
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