The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
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.
Directors: Lone Scherfig
Casts: Zoe Kazan as Clara, Andrea Riseborough as Alice, Tahar Rahim as Marc, Caleb Landry Jones as Jeff, Jay Baruchel as John Peter, Bill Nighy as Timofey, David Dencik as Lars, Jack Fulton as Anthony, Will Bowes as Hamilton, Patricia McKenzie as Claire, Masa Lizdek as Mary, Gugun Deep Singh as Singh, Esben Smed as Richard, JoAnn Nordstrom as Ellen, Daniel Kash as Jeff's Landlord, Lisa Codrington as Bonnie, Kim Roberts as Female Plainclothes, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Laundry Worker, Samantha Wan as Receptionist, Nicolaj Kopernikus as Sergei, Martin Buch as Loud Voice Man, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong as Jude, Catherine Fitch as Donna, Kola Krauze as Alexander, Scott Edgecombe as Ron, Scott Anderson as Lloyd, Chris Baker as Cameron, Miguel Anthony as Charity Worker #1, Sally Shepard as Library Patron (uncredited)
