Where Is Kyra?
2017 American film
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Where Is Kyra? (released in the United Kingdom as Deceit) is a 2017 American drama film 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.
- Andrew Dosunmu
- Darci Picoult
- Christine Vachon
- David Hinojosa
- Rhea Scott
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| Directed by | Andrew Dosunmu |
| Screenplay by | Darci Picoult |
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| Cinematography | Bradford Young |
| Edited by | Oriana Soddu |
| Music by | Philip Miller |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $59,717[1] |
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
- Michelle Pfeiffer[2] as Kyra Johnson
- Kiefer Sutherland[2] as Doug
- Suzanne Shepherd as Ruth Johnson
- Sam Robards as Carl
- Rutanya Alda as Ms. Pavlovsky
Production
Killer Films' Christine Vachon produced the film along with David Hinojosa and Rhea Scott, while Great Point Media financed the film.[2] Originally titled Beat-Up Little Seagull, later it was re-titled Where Is Kyra?.[3]
Principal photography on the film began on November 2, 2015 in New York City,[2] and it ended on January 2, 2016.[4]
Release
The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017.[5][6] In January 2018, it was announced Great Point Media and Paladin would distribute the film.[7] It was released in a limited release on April 6, 2018.[8] 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."[9] On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10] Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for a 2018 Gotham Award for Best Actress for her performance.