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The visitor - Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, Tom McCarthy
Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities
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:
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.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- Languages: English
- Picture: Widescreen
- Special features:
- Commentaries: Director Tom McCarthy and star Richard Jenkins
- Documentaries:
- An inside look at The visitor
- Playing the djembe
- Trailers: Theatrical
Government security censorship classification
M (Infrequent coarse language)
Surveillance time
103 minutes (1:43 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 14 August 2008
DVD rental: 19 August 2009
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