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The Kindness of Strangers
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The Kindness of Strangers

2019-12-12 · 112 min · ★ 6.4

Drama

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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Directors
Lone Scherfig
Production companies
HanWay Films, Ingenious Media, Apollo Media, Entertainment One, Vertical, SF Studios, D'Artagnan, Film i Väst, ARTE, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Creates
Countries
United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Canada, United States of America, France, Sweden
Status
Released

Top Cast

Zoe KazanZoe KazanClara
Andrea RiseboroughAndrea RiseboroughAlice
Tahar RahimTahar RahimMarc
Caleb Landry JonesCaleb Landry JonesJeff
Jay BaruchelJay BaruchelJohn Peter
Bill NighyBill NighyTimofey
David DencikDavid DencikLars
Jack FultonJack FultonAnthony
Will BowesWill BowesHamilton
Patricia McKenziePatricia McKenzieClaire
Masa LizdekMasa LizdekMary
Gugun Deep SinghGugun Deep SinghSingh
Esben SmedEsben SmedRichard
JoAnn NordstromJoAnn NordstromEllen
Daniel KashDaniel KashJeff's Landlord
Lisa CodringtonLisa CodringtonBonnie
Kim RobertsKim RobertsFemale Plainclothes
Rodrigo Fernandez-StollRodrigo Fernandez-StollLaundry Worker
Samantha WanSamantha WanReceptionist
Nicolaj KopernikusNicolaj KopernikusSergei

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