Where Is Kyra?
Where Is Kyra?

Where Is Kyra?

2018Movie98 minEnglish

Pushed to the brink after losing her job, a woman struggles to survive. As the months pass and her troubles deepen, she embarks on a perilous and mysterious journey that threatens to usurp her life.

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IMDb6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic63/100
Google Users65%
Director: Andrew DosunmuGenres: Drama

Plot Summary

A broke and isolated single mother in New York City, struggling to make ends meet, takes on a new identity to afford a better life. She forms a relationship with a fellow lodger, unaware of the risks involved in her deception. As her plan unravels, she faces the dire consequences of her choices.

Critical Reception

While "Where Is Kyra?" garnered attention for its powerful lead performance and atmospheric direction, critical reception was largely mixed. Reviewers often praised Michelle Yeoh's intense portrayal of a woman on the brink, but some found the film's narrative pacing and bleak tone to be challenging.

What Reviewers Say

  • Michelle Yeoh delivers a tour-de-force performance that anchors the film.
  • The film effectively captures a sense of urban desperation and isolation.
  • Some critics found the story's bleakness and slow burn pacing to be a drawback.

Google audience: Audiences generally appreciated Michelle Yeoh's performance and the film's depiction of struggle, though some found it to be too slow or depressing.

Fun Fact

Michelle Yeoh's performance was widely lauded, with many critics noting it as a career-defining role.

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