The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.
Directed by Beeban Kidron
underdog
sea
wales
loss of loved one
shipwreck
strangeness
doctor
xenophobia
woman director
strange person
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3.2 / 5
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Cast
Rachel Weisz
Amy Foster
Vincent Perez
Yanko
Ian McKellen
Dr. James Kennedy
Kathy Bates
Miss Swaffer
Joss Ackland
Mr. Swaffer
Tony Haygarth
Mr. Smith
Fiona Victory
Mrs. Smith
Tom Bell
Isaac Foster
Zoë Wanamaker
Mary Foster
Eve Matheson
Mrs. Wilcox
Dave Hill
Jack Vincent
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Canon Van Stone
Crew
Beeban Kidron
Director
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Beeban Kidron
Producer
Joseph Conrad
Novel
Lucy Allen
Stunts
Andy Pryor
Casting
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Meredith
5.0★ · 03/30/21
rachel weisz.
that’s it that’s the review❤️
rachel weisz.
that’s it that’s the review❤️
sophie
5.0★ · 08/23/20
really... just not good.
rachel ian and kathy are all amazing
but was rachel trying an accent or smth cuz it just didn’t work
really... just not good.
rachel ian and kathy are all amazing
but was rachel trying an accent or smth cuz it just didn’t work
