The Kindness of Strangers (2019)

6.3/10 112 min Drama

Overview

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.

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

Esben Smed

Richard

JoAnn Nordstrom

Ellen

Daniel Kash

Jeff's Landlord

Lisa Codrington

Bonnie

Kim Roberts

Female Plainclothes

Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll

Laundry Worker

Samantha Wan

Receptionist

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Sergei

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