The Visitor - April 2008

The Visitor - April 2008

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.

Directed by Thomas McCarthy
Written by Tom McCarthy
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Rating: PG-13
Release date: April 11, 2008

Casts:

• Richard Jenkins
• Hiam Abbass
• Haaz Sleiman
• Danai Gurira
• Maggie Moore

A college professor (Richard Jenkins) travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
Ashley lost her mother about a year ago and hasn't been able to deal with her grief. She learns of tradition in Japan called "Obon" where the spirit of departed loved ones can be brought home for a visit. Ashley brings home something, but it is not the ghost of her mother. This tale of what can go wrong when dealing with the dead will terrify you.