The Visitor (2022 Bolivian film)

The Visitor (El visitante) is a 2022 drama film directed by Martín Boulocq and written by Boulocq and Rodrigo Hasbun. It is about Humberto who seeks to recover the bond with his daughter and offer her a decent life after being released from prison, although obtaining custody will be very difficult. Starring Svet Mena and Enrique Araoz. It was selected as the Bolivian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

The Visitor had its world premiere at the 20th Tribeca Festival on 11 June 2022, where it won Best Screenplay in the International Competition.

Synopsis
Humberto, a wake singer who has just been released from jail. His greatest desire is to reconnect with his daughter and offer her a dignified life, but the girl's grandparents, evangelical pastors, are not willing to easily give up custody of their only granddaughter.

Cast

 * Enrique Araoz
 * Svet Mena
 * César Troncoso
 * Mirella Pascual
 * Teresa Gutierrez
 * Romel Vargas as Joaquin

Production
Principal photography began on 28 October 2019 and ended on 30 November of the same year in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Release
The Visitor had its world premiere on 11 June 2022 at the 20th Tribeca Festival, then screened on 8 August 2022 at the 26th Lima Film Festival, on 5 October 2022 at the 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, on 21 October 2022 at the 46th Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo, on 4 November 2022 at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival and on 31 January 2023 at the Göteborg Film Festival.

The film was released theatrically in Bolivia on 2 March 2023 and in Uruguay on 6 July 2023.