Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.

The Kindness of Strangers (2019)

A little help goes a long way.

★ 6.4/10 December 12, 2019 112 min

Drama

Director: Lone Scherfig  ·  Writer: Lone Scherfig

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.

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Director

Lone Scherfig

Cast

Zoe Kazan Clara Andrea Riseborough Alice Tahar Rahim Marc Caleb Landry Jones Jeff Jay Baruchel John Peter Bill Nighy Timofey David Dencik Lars Jack Fulton Anthony Will Bowes Hamilton Patricia McKenzie Claire Masa Lizdek Mary Gugun Deep Singh Singh