03527cgm a2200529 4500 261551700 TxAuBib 20160428120000.0 080715s2008||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 013138000897 $29.98 DV80008 Anchor Bay Entertainment TxAuBib eng eng The visitor [videorecording] / Overture Films in association with Groundswell Productions and Participant Productions present ; a Next Wednesday production ; written and directed by Thomas McCarthy ; produced by Mary Jane Skalski, Michael London. Burbank, CA : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2008] 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Special features: Playing the Djembe; "The visitor: an inside look" featurette; audio commentary with director Tom McCarthy and actor Richard Jenkins; deleted scenes. Executive producer, Jeff Skoll ... [et al.]; director of photography, Oliver Bokelberg ; editor, Tom McArdle ; music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek ; costume designer, Melissa Toth ; production designer, John Paino. Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry, Richard Kind. Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecticut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that he has not visited in some time, but has kept since his wife was alive, only to discover a young couple living there. Despite their great cultural differences, Walter befriends Tarek, a Syrian citizen and drummer, and gradually builds a friendship with Esi, his girlfriend from Senegal. One day, when returning from Central Park with Walter, Tarek is arrested for jumping a stuck subway turnstile, despite the fact that he had paid. The police discover he does not have legal papers and transfer him to an immigrant detention center in Queens. Feeling responsible for and connected to Tarek, Walter decides to stay in New York to help and support him. Not hearing from her son, Tarek's mother arrives from Michigan to find out why, and she and Walter support one another while they attempt to free Tarek. MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language. DVD, NTSC; region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) and full frame presentations; Dolby Digital. Home use only. 20160428. Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). College teachers New York (State) New York Drama. Widowers New York (State) New York Drama. Illegal aliens New York (State) New York Drama. New York (N.Y.) Drama. Feature films. Feature films. United States. Films for the hearing impaired. London, Michael. Skalski, Mary Jane. Skoll, Jeff. McCarthy, Tom, 1969 Jan. 30- Jenkins, Richard. Sleiman, Haaz. Gurira, Danai. Abbass, Hiam. Kaczmarek, Jan A. P. Overture Films (Firm). Groundswell Productions. Next Wednesday (Firm). Participant Productions. Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.