The Visitor (2007)
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira
Text: Matt Bochenski
If ever there was an unsung hero of American filmmaking, Tom McCarthy is it. Coining acting gigs in the likes of Syriana with a striking directorial debut in The Station Agent, he now returns with an equally humane and gorgeously composed follow up, The Visitor.
Channelling post-9/11 angst through the tale of a stuffy professor who falls in love with the mother of an illegal immigrant squatting in his NYC flat, it’s a powerful metaphor for how all of us need to open our eyes and stop building walls.
Sounds trite? Yeah, well, it’s not. It’s amazing.
Watch the trailer:
