The Kindness of Strangers (film)


The Kindness of Strangers is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film, written and directed by Lone Scherfig. It stars Andrea Riseborough, Zoe Kazan, Tahar Rahim, Bill Nighy, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jay Baruchel.
It had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 7, 2019. It was released in the United States on February 14, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment.

Cast

In February 2017, it was announced Lone Scherfig would direct the film, from a screenplay she wrote, with HanWay Films, Ingenious Media, Apollo Media, Creative Alliance, Strada Films, Telefilm Canada, Danish Film Institute, Nadcon, D'Artaganan and Entertainment One serving as producers. In February 2018, Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim and Zoe Kazan joined the cast of the film. In March 2018, Bill Nighy, Caleb Landry Jones and Jay Baruchel joined the cast of the film. In September 2018, it was announced the title was The Kindness of Strangers.

Filming

began in March 2018, and took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, New York City, and Copenhagen, Denmark.

Release

It had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 7, 2019. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 14, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment.

Reception

According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 15% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 4.31/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A talented onscreen ensemble is done no favors by The Kindness of Strangers, which searches for meaning and comes up empty." Metacritic reports a score of 32 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".