The Visitor
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tom Mccarthy
Richard Jenkins
Haaz Sleiman
Danai Gurira
Hiam Abbass
Marian Seldes
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. 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. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, 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. As the friendship between the two men deepens, the differences in culture, age and temperament fall away. After being stopped by police in the subway, Tarek is arrested as an undocumented citizen and held for deportation. As his situation turns desperate, Walter finds himself compelled to help his new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. When Tarek's beautiful mother Mouna arrives unexpectedly in search of her son, the professor's personal commitment develops into an unlikely romance. And it's through these new found connections with these virtual strangers that Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life.
Director
Tom Mccarthy
Cast
Richard Jenkins
Haaz Sleiman
Danai Gurira
Hiam Abbass
Marian Seldes
Richard Kind
Michael Cumpsty
Maggie Moore
Bill Mchenry
Tzahi Moskovitz
Amir Arison
Neal Lerner
Ramon Fernandez
Frank Pando
Waleed Zuaitor
Deborah Rush
Ashleigh Springer
Laith Nakli
Jacqueline Brogan
Walter T Mudu
Yevgeniy Dekhtyar
Earl Baker
Andrew Graybill
Eric Friedewald
Waleed Zuaiter
Crew
Kate Abernathy
John A Accardo
Mohammad Naseehu Ali
Mohammad Naseehu Ali
Omar Amanat
Ricardo Andino
Jamie Arbuckle
Tom Baker
Kerry Barden
Bernard Bayer
Nicholas R Bell
Alberto Bianchini
Carter Bissell
Anthony Blanco
Ian Bloome
Paul Bode
Oliver Bokelberg
Lucie Bourgeau
Kevin C Bowe
Marc Boyle
Jeremy Brehme
Jacqueline Brogan
James M Brown
Nicole Bukowski
Nicole Bukowski
Jeff Cadmus
Damian Canelos
Matthew Chamberlain
Kim Chapman
Craig Charland
Don Ciana
Len X Clayton
William Collins
Mariela Comitini
Rachel Connors
Laura Cook
Richard Coronel
Marko Costanzo
Dylan Crawsnay-williams
Suzanne Crowley
Chandra Cummin
Jonathan Dinklage
Jonathan Dinklage
Leo Driver
Ron Dulin
Olivia K Dunn
Danielle Duperreault
Alex Engel
Joe Facey
Sylvia Fay
Jonathan Ferrantelli
Stéphane Foenkinos
Martha Fogerty
John Frisbie
Steve Gaconnier
Michael Garner
Elisabeth Giglio
Mariusz Glabinski
Dan Gloeckner
Jared Goldman
Lewis Goldstein
Jonathan Gray
Heather Gross
Sean Haines
Colt Hausman
Jason Hedges
Wolfgang Held
Theodore Hellmuth
Ruth Hernandez
Charles Herzfeld
George Holtzer
Jennifer Hoopes
Billy Hopkins
Paul Hsu
Richard Hubka
Kirk Huston
Andy Hutchinson
Joel Jaspan
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson
John Paul Jones
James Jorty
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Stephen E. Kardell
Leah Katznelson
Barbara Jean Kearney
Jessica Kelly
Frank Kern
Doe Kim
Stephanie Kinch
Shana Kingsley
Julius Kozlowski
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Sara Lane
George Lara
Ludovic Littee
Glenn Lloyd
Ben Logan
Michael London
Patty Long
Adam Lukens
Tara Markus
Luke Maurer
Nicolas Mazet
Tom Mcardle
Rebecca Mccabe
Tom Mccarthy
John Mccoombs
James Mcfadyen
Ryan Mcguffin
Bill Mchenry
Bill Mchenry
Colleen Mctigue
Christopher Menges
Ali Merhi
Michael Mervilde Jr.
Lauren Miller
Cate Montana
Emily Mraz
Luca Mundaca
Luca Mundaca
Ali Muney
Karen Neasi
Smokey Nelson
Ray Nevins
James Nichols
Charlie Nicholson
Rafal Paczkowski
Rafal Paczkowski
John Paino
Stacey Panepinto
Will Pangman
Diana Pappas
Elizabeth Pellegrini
Amy Pickering
Dana Pinrod
Zack Quinn
Mary Ramos
Hossam Ramzy
Hossam Ramzy
Mike Reeves
Leah Rial
Damon Rivetti
Javier Rojas
Elena Roulenko
Jamie Rush
Lara Safire
Chris Salvaterra
Adam Sanchez
Roger Sasson
Courtney Schmidt
Paul Schnee
Meg Schrock
Lora Scrignoli
Jamie Segschneider
Weiman Seid
John Sember
Richard Shedden
Luke Sherman
Ivy Shyu
Manny Siverio
Mary Jane Skalski
Jeff Skoll
Collin Smith
Suzanne Smith
Richard Smock
Hilary Stabb
Walter Stafford
Kami Steele
Elizabeth Stern
Sara Stern
Chris Stevens
Ricky Strauss
Jennifer Stuart
John Paul Summerskill
Bergen Swanson
Marek Szpakiewicz
Stan Sztaba
Nic Thys
Vivian Tong
Melissa Toth
Daniel Triller
Danny Veccione
Jay E Vigil
Joe Violante
Matt Walker
Joy Weber
Alexis Weiss
Casey Wooden
Chris Yager
Sreenu Yedavalley
Yi-huan Zhao
Marian Zola
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2008 Spirit Award for Best Director; also nominated for Best Male Lead (Richard Jenkins) and Best Supporting Male (Haaz Sleiman) by Film Independent (FIND).
Winner of the 2008 Spotlight Award (Richard Jenkins) by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the Grand Prix award at the 2008 Deauville Festival of American Cinema.
Winner of two 2008 Satellite Awards including Best Actor - Drama (Richard Jenkins) and Best Original Screenplay by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Limited Release in United States April 11, 2008
Released in United States Spring April 11, 2008
Released in United States on Video October 7, 2008
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States March 2008
Released in United States September 2008
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 7-15, 2008.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Competition) September 5-14, 2008.
Overture Films acquired North American distribution rights at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.
Limited Release in United States April 11, 2008
Released in United States Spring April 11, 2008
Released in United States on Video October 7, 2008
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States March 2008 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 7-15, 2008.)
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Competition) September 5-14, 2008.)
Nominated for the 2008 award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Jenkins) by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
