The Kindness of Strangers

A tender, quietly hopeful ensemble drama about strangers whose small kindnesses slowly pull each other out of crisis.

Directed by

Lone Scherfig

Genres

Drama

Starring

Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim

Tagline

A little help goes a long way.

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, found family, survival, trauma

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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