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.
Director: Lone Scherfig
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Zoe Kazan as Clara |
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Andrea Riseborough as Alice |
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Tahar Rahim as Marc |
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Caleb Landry Jones as Jeff |
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Jay Baruchel as John Peter |
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Bill Nighy as Timofey |
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David Dencik as Lars |
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Jack Fulton as Anthony |
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Will Bowes as Hamilton |
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Patricia McKenzie as Claire |
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Masa Lizdek as Mary |
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Gugun Deep Singh as Singh |
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Esben Smed as Richard |
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JoAnn Nordstrom as Ellen |
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Daniel Kash as Jeff's Landlord |
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Lisa Codrington as Bonnie |
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Kim Roberts as Female Plainclothes |
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Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Laundry Worker |
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Samantha Wan as Receptionist |
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Nicolaj Kopernikus as Sergei |
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Martin Buch as Loud Voice Man |
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Finlay Wojtak-Hissong as Jude |
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Catherine Fitch as Donna |
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Kola Krauze as Alexander |
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Scott Edgecombe as Ron |
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Scott Anderson as Lloyd |
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Chris Baker as Cameron |
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Miguel Anthony as Charity Worker #1 |
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Sally Shepard as Library Patron |
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Pat Thornton as Older Man |
| Art | Shari Spier | Graphic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Wong | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | Sebastian Blenkov | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robin Cass | Producer |
| Production | Charles de Rosen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tomas Eskilsson | Producer |
| Production | Per Fly | Executive Producer |
| Production | Thomas Gammeltoft | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jamie Jessop | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jacob Jørgensen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christina Kubacki | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dagur Kári | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ole Christian Madsen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Nadermann | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gavin Poolman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jimmy Price | Executive Producer |
| Production | Patrick Roy | Executive Producer |
| Production | Patrick Ryborn | Producer |
| Production | Andrea Scarso | Producer |
| Production | Lone Scherfig | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marie-Gabrielle Stewart | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Touche | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Watson | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Craig McEathron | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anita Guastella | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janine JP Parrella | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanne Herredsbjerg Søbye | Hairstylist |
| Sound | David Silverin | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Niklas Skarp | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Hans Møller | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Chapman | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Andrew Lockington | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Lone Scherfig | Director |
| Writing | Lone Scherfig | Writer |
| Production | Mark Beilby | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tyson Bidner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Malene Blenkov | Producer |
| Editing | Cam McLauchlin | Editor |
| Production | Deirdre Bowen | Casting |
| Art | Carol Spier | Production Design |
| Art | Jason Clarke | Art Direction |
| Art | Søren Schwartzberg | Art Direction |
| Art | Mary Kirkland | Set Decoration |
| Art | Esben Mourier | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louize Nissen | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Dana Sarafinchan | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Tim Hegarty | Executive Producer |