The Visitor (2007) on Netflix
PG-13104 minsDrama
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
The Visitor trailer
- Director
- Tom McCarthy
- Writers
- Tom McCarthy, Groundswell Productions
- Studios
- Groundswell Productions, Next Wednesday Productions, Participant Media
Cast
Walter Vale is a sullen and lonely man: he works as an economics professor in Connecticut, teaching only one class - the same one he's taught for 20 years - ostensibly so he can work on his book. In reality he isn't writing a book; while he's 'co-authoring' with a tenure-tracked colleague, his connection is in name only. Nor does he want anything to do with it. Although he has no aptitude for it, his only desire is to learn to play the piano to feel connected to his deceased pianist wife. On a business trip into New York City, he finds two people living in the seldom-used apartment he has there: Syrian drummer Tarek Khalil and his girlfriend, Senegalese-born jewelry maker Zainab, who were duped by an acquaintance into believing they were renting the apartment. As Tarek and Zainab have nowhere to go, Walter allows them to stay in his apartment temporarily. Although Zainab feels uncomfortable around Walter, Tarek draws him into his life through their shared love of music and, especially, Tarek's African drumming. Their acquaintance evolves into genuine friendship and begins to reawaken Walter to life. A misunderstanding on the subway leads to Tarek's arrest and it comes out that…
