The Kindness of Strangers

Name: The Kindness of Strangers
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-12-12
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim, Caleb Landry Jones, Jay Baruchel

2019·Movie·15·112 min·★ 6.3(123)

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“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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About The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers is a 2019 English-language drama film directed by Lone Scherfig. The cast is led by Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla.

The Kindness of Strangers was produced by HanWay Films, Ingenious Media, and Apollo Media and made in United Kingdom and Germany. It was released on December 12, 2019, and carries a 15 certification.

Director: Lone Scherfig
Writers: Lone Scherfig
Release date: December 12, 2019
Original language: English
Age rating: 15
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom, Germany
Production: HanWay Films, Ingenious Media, Apollo Media

The Kindness of Strangers cast & crew

The Kindness of Strangers was directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Lone Scherfig.

The cast features Zoe Kazan as Clara, Andrea Riseborough as Alice, Tahar Rahim as Marc, Caleb Landry Jones as Jeff, Jay Baruchel as John Peter, and Bill Nighy as Timofey.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Andrew Lockington, cinematography is by Sebastian Blenkov, and it was produced by Robin Cass and Charles de Rosen.

Is The Kindness of Strangers worth watching?

The Kindness of Strangers holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 123 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, The Kindness of Strangers is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Kindness of Strangers

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