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The Kindness of Strangers
A little help goes a long way.
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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The Kindness of Strangers opened in theaters February 14, 2020. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Zoe KazanClara
Andrea RiseboroughAlice
Tahar RahimMarc
Caleb Landry JonesJeff
Jay BaruchelJohn Peter
Bill NighyTimofey
David DencikLars
Jack FultonAnthonyCredits
- Directed by
- Lone Scherfig
- Written by
- Lone Scherfig
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
HanWay FilmsUnited Kingdom
Ingenious MediaUnited Kingdom- Apollo Media
Entertainment OneCanada
VerticalUnited States
SF StudiosSweden