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The Visitor

2024 · 105 min

A provocative, surreal satire that mixes explicit sex with social commentary, leaving you amused, shocked, and intellectually stimulated.

Directed by
Bruce LaBruce
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bishop Black, Amy Kingsmill, Macklin Kowal
Tagline
Sex has no borders
Overview
London, today. A refugee washes up naked in a suitcase on the bank of the Thames. The enigmatic, sexually fluid stranger introduces himself to a bourgeois, upper-class family, who invite him to stay on as an employee. The Visitor soon seduces each member in a series of explicit sexual encounters. He will turn their world upside down as they can redefine themselves in new, radical ways.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Bruce LaBruce
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bishop Black, Amy Kingsmill, Macklin Kowal
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • class
  • identity
  • power
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour7
Realism4
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Bruce LaBruce
Written by
Alex Babboni, Victor Fraga, Bruce LaBruce
Starring
Bishop Black, Amy Kingsmill, Macklin Kowal, Ray Filar, Kurtis Lincoln, Luca Federici, John Foley, Adrian Bracken
Music
Hannah Holland
Cinematography
Jack Hamilton
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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