The Visitor

Synopsis

"Widowed professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins, in an Oscar-nominated role) finds himself drawn to a different rhythm when he discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), squatting in his Manhattan flat and becomes wrapped up in their lives. Hiam Abbass co-stars as Tarek's mother, who forges an unlikely connection with Walter when Tarek is thrown into a detention center." [Netflix]
Can a widowed, empty professor find fulfillment after giving up on piano lessons, learning to play the djembe, and falling in love? Who are the young Syrian man and Senegalese woman and what are they doing in his apartment? Draconian immigration policies after 2001--are they injust?

Genre

Historical

Released

2007

Location

North America

Period

USA between 2001 and 2007;

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