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.
The Kindness of Strangers
“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.
Director
Lone Scherfig
Status
Released
Production
HanWay Films, Ingenious Media, Apollo Media, Entertainment One, Vertical, SF Studios, D'Artagnan, Film i Väst, ARTE, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Creates
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
Martin Buch
Loud Voice Man
Finlay Wojtak-Hissong
Jude
Catherine Fitch
Donna
Kola Krauze
Alexander
Scott Edgecombe
Ron
Scott Anderson
Lloyd
Chris Baker
Cameron
Miguel Anthony
Charity Worker #1
Sally Shepard
Library Patron
Pat Thornton
Older Man
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