''Where Is Kyra?'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Deceit'') is a 2017 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Andrew Dosunmu with a screenplay by Darci Picoult and a story by Dosunmu and Picoult. The film stars
Michelle Pfeiffer and
Kiefer Sutherland.
The film had its world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017. It was released in a
limited release on April 6, 2018, by Great Point Media and Paladin.
Cast
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Michelle Pfeiffer as Kyra Johnson
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Kiefer Sutherland as Doug
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Suzanne Shepherd
Suzanne "Honey" Shepherd is an American actress and theater director.
Education
Shepherd studied acting with Sanford Meisner, and later went on to teach Meisner's program of acting study, the first woman to do so.
Career
She was a founding me ...
as Ruth Johnson
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Sam Robards
Samuel Prideaux Robards (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor, best known for his role as Henry Swinton in the film ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence''.
Early life and education
Robards was born in New York City, the son of actor Jason Roba ...
as Carl
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Rutanya Alda
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as Ms. Pavlovsky
Production
Killer Films
Killer Films is a New York City-based independent film production company founded by movie producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler in 1995. The company has produced a number of the most acclaimed American independent films over the past tw ...
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Christine Vachon
Christine Vachon (; born November 21, 1962) is an American film producer active in the American independent film sector.
Christine Vachon produced Todd Haynes' first feature, ''Poison'', which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundan ...
produced the film along with David Hinojosa and Rhea Scott, while Great Point Media financed the film.
Originally titled ''Beat-Up Little Seagull'', later it was re-titled ''Where Is Kyra?''.
Principal photography on the film began on November 2, 2015 in
New York City
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and it ended on January 2, 2016.
Release
The film premiered at the
2017 Sundance Film Festival
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to January 29, 2017. The first lineup of competition films was announced November 30, 2016.
Awards
The following awards were presented:
* Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic – ''I Don't Feel at ...
on January 23, 2017. In January 2018, it was announced Great Point Media and Paladin would distribute the film. It was released in a
limited release on April 6, 2018.
''Where is Kyra'' was released in the UK in March 2019 digitally with a changed title of ''Deceit''.
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 53 reviews and an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Where Is Kyra?'' rests on Michelle Pfeiffer's magnetically raw performance — and lives up to it with a trenchant, hard-hitting story." On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for a 2018 Gotham Award for Best Actress for her performance.
References
External links
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes, where_is_kyra
2017 films
2017 drama films
2017 independent films
American drama films
American independent films
Films directed by Andrew Dosunmu
Films produced by Christine Vachon
Films set in Brooklyn
Films shot in New York City
Killer Films films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films