The Kindness of Strangers
Short description
Clara arrives in New York with her two sons to escape her abusive husband. After their car is towed, leaving the family stranded and penniless, they are aided by a nurse named Alice who finds them a place in an emergency shelter. While stealing food from a Russian restaurant called the Winter Palace, Clara meets Marc, a former prisoner working to restore the establishment to its former glory. The restaurant becomes a gathering point for various individuals facing personal crises who find connection through the kindness of others.
This drama was written and directed by Lone Scherfig, following her work on Their Finest. It is the sixth film she has directed, preceded by The Birthday Trip, An Education, One Day, The Riot Club, and Their Finest. The cast features Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim, Caleb Landry Jones, Jay Baruchel, and Bill Nighy.
The film received a moderate reception from audiences, earning a 6.4/10 rating on TMDB based on 129 votes. This score is higher than the rating provided by film critics, who gave the movie a 4.3/10 across 36 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's title is a quote from Tennessee Williams' (1911-1983) play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947). Blanche says that she has “always depended on the kindness of strangers,” alluding to her past as a prostitute. The same words were used by British journalist Kate Adie as the title of her memoirs.
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