In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as Walter Vale, a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City. Through new found connections with virtual strangers, Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life.
THE VISITOR FACTS
Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) is an unassuming economics professor who is completely fed up with his boring life. While mostly living in Connecticut, Walter also maintains an apartment in NYC that he rarely visits. But on one of his trips to the city, he finds a couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), squatting in his space. Striking up an unusual friendship with the couple, Walter helps them out, especially when Tarek is thrown into a detention center after being caught living in the country illegally.
Cast Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira (more)
Director(s) Tom McCarthy
Writer(s) Tom McCarthy
Status In theaters (limited)
Genre(s) Drama
Release Date April 11, 2008
Running Time 103 minutes
MPAA Rating PG-13 - for brief strong language
Web Site Official Site for The Visitor
Keywords Drama
