The Visitor

You teach economics at a Connecticut college. You visit your vacant New York apartment and discover undocumented immigrants squatting there, but you let them stay. McCarthy directs with gentle compassion. The film lingers on connections made in uncertain times.

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The Visitor was released in 2008 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 104 minutes.