The Kindness of Strangers (film)

The Kindness of Strangers  is an 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.

Cast

 * Andrea Riseborough as Alice
 * Tahar Rahim as Mark
 * Zoe Kazan as Clara
 * Bill Nighy as Timofey
 * Caleb Landry Jones as Jeff
 * Jay Baruchel as John

Production
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 Insitut, 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
Principal photography 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.

Critical response
According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 7% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 4.05/10.