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The visitor - Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, Tom McCarthy

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Movie propaganda

In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life.

Widower Professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) lives a mundane existence as a college economics professor. His world is turned upside down when he meets two illegal immigrants, one of whom he befriends and tries to help when discovered by US immigration authorities.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama US immigration illegal immigrant drum Africa moslem university widower

Persons of interest

Richard Jenkins .... Professor Walter Vale
Haaz Sleiman .... Tarek Khalil
Danai Jekesai Gurira .... Zainab
Hiam Abbass .... Mouna Khalil
Marian Seldes .... Barbara
Maggie Moore .... Karen
Michael Cumpsty .... Charles
Bill McHenry .... Darin
Richard Kind .... Jacob
Tzahi Moskovitz .... Zev
Amir Arison .... Mr Shah
Neal Lerner .... Martin Revere
Waleed Zuaiter .... Omar
Laith Nakli .... Nasim
Walter Mudu .... Ronald Cole
Earl Baker Jr .... Lester James
Walter the Dog .... Sprinkles the Dog
Thomas McCarthy .... Screenwriter
Thomas McCarthy .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

The visitor official movie site
The visitor film production notes
The visitor QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Melbourne International Film Festival 2008: Screening
Method Fest 2008: Won: Best Actor (Richard Jenkins), Best Director (Thomas McCarthy), Best Supporting Actress (Danai Jekesai Gurira)

NB: Arabic and English language dialogue with English language subtitles
Studios and distributors:

Rialto Entertainment

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

The visitor is a heart-warming piece of art-house cinema in which a sad man swaps lives with a happy man and makes him sad instead. That sucks for the non-European, non-Christian, non-wealthy happy man but that's what he obviously deserves. After all, he's neither European, Christian nor wealthy. It's still a good drama, but.

The drama movie The visitor is directed by Tom McCarthy and stars Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman.