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The Visitor

Running Time: 1 hr. 48 min.
Release Date: April 11th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.

SYNOPSIS

From the Director of "The Station Agent" and the Producer of "Sideways"

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.

Official web-site: http://www.thevisitorfilm.com/

"...beautifully shot and acted..."
New York Post, Lou Lumenick

"...one of the year's most intriguing dramas..."
USA Today, Claudia Puig

"...Jenkins delivers a master class in acting. Oscar, take note."
Rolling Stone, Peter Travers

"...even as it goes more or less where you think it will, it still manages to surprise you along the way."
New York Times, A. O. Scott

Cast:
Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes

Director:
Tom McCarthy

Screenplay:
Tom McCarthy

Producers:
Jeff Skoll, Executive Producer
Ricky Strauss, Executive Producer
Chris Salvaterra (II), Executive Producer
Mary Jane Skalski, Producer
Michael London, Producer

Coming Soon

May be Coming Soon:
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
(O Ano Em Que Meus Pais Sairam De Ferias)

In 1970, Brazil and the world seem to have been turned upside-down, but 12 year-old Mauro's worries have nothing to do with the military regime which controls the country. His biggest dream is to see Brazil become three-time winner of the World Cup. Suddenly, he is torn from his parents and taken to live in a "strange" and fun-filled community called Bom Retiro, a district in Sao Paolo which is home to a large Jewish and Italian community, among other cultures.

Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.
Release Date: February 15th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Language: Portuguese / Yiddish / Hebrew with English Subtitles

Starring: Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Daniela Piepszyk, Simone Spoladore, Caio Blat
Directed by: Cao Hamburger
Produced by: Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Sonia Hamburger

****- Joshua Rothkopf - Time Out New York

"Poignant" - Jeffrey Lyons, NBC / REEL TALK

"Touching" - Bilge Ebiri, NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"Seductive….sports and politics both play parts in this film… which filters the tumult and trauma of Brazilian history through the perceptions of a 12-year-old boy named Mauro."
-A.O.Scott, The New York Times

Official Website: www.theyearmovie.com