Where Is Kyra?

Synopsis: In Brooklyn, New York, Kyra (Michelle Pfeiffer) loses her job and struggles to survive on her ailing mother's income. As the weeks and months go on, her problems worsen. This leads her on a risky and enigmatic path that threatens her life.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Andrew Dosunmu
Production: Great Point Media and Paladin
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
R
Year:
2017
98 min
110 Views


2

Are you ready

for your bath?

- Y-Yeah.

- Okay. All right.

Ooh! Ahh!

- Okay.

- Perfect.

Perfect.

Oh, that's perfect.

- Oh.

- All righty.

Here, it's...

Do you have a light over there?

Yeah, here, come a little closer.

I can get your shoulders.

- Oh!

- There you go.

That feels

so good.

Oh. Oh, you are

so gentle.

In the middle.

In the middle.

Ahh...

Last full-time

was two years ago?

Yes.

There's a lot of data entry,

so you need to feel confident

in the latest versions of

Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes.

Mm-hmm, yeah, I am.

And you're fine

with filing, answering phones?

That's my forte.

Thank you.

Oh. Oh, sorry. Sh*t.

I'm sorry.

Oh, my God,

this is so embarrassing.

You can just leave it...

No, I... no, no, no. I'm

not going to leave it.

Sorry.

You want to get a cab?

- For one block?

- Well...

- What are you, a Vanderbilt?

- Yep.

- Cloudy day, huh?

- Mm-hmm.

- You all right?

- Mm-hmm, I'm good.

- You're okay?

- Yeah, I'm good.

- You're not cold?

- Nope.

You have a good day.

Okay.

- Excuse me.

- Thanks.

Here you go. Want some water?

You okay?

- Thank you, thank you.

- Okay, drink it slow.

I will, I will.

I know. I will.

Okay, here you go.

Oh. I can't

do this every day.

- Okay?

- I did it. It's done.

Okay. Okay, better.

Thank you, Mommy.

You want

some more water?

- No.

- Yes, yes, yes.

Schnapps.

Schnapps.

A little bit.

- A lot of it.

- Okay.

Okay?

Okay.

Ooh. Oh.

Ooh. That was

a long walk.

Oh...

Come on, come on. Aaah.

There.

Wow, this skirt

is so tight.

To you. To you.

You want some?

Okay.

You're

such a brat.

Okay. Put your mask on now

for a little bit, okay?

Okay.

Okay, okay, okay.

I'm okay.

Okay.

- Just rest.

- Just take a nap.

I love you.

I love you, Mommy.

- Hey.

- Hey.

How's your day going?

Oh, pretty good.

And yours?

Not too bad.

Are you sleeping?

Mommy?

Ready?

On three.

One, two...

Hi. Oh.

Kyra.

Hey.

Thank you

for coming.

I'm gonna

miss her.

Yeah. You were

so good to her.

- Oh, she was good to me.

- Yeah.

Can I get you a drink

of water or something?

No, no, I'm good.

Thank you.

Sure.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Thank you for coming.

She was

a good woman.

Yeah.

She really loved you.

Yeah.

- How are you and Becky?

- Uh, fine.

- Finally got something, so...

- Oh, really? Construction?

- Yeah.

- Great.

Yeah.

Money's still tight,

but, uh...

How about you?

I'm up for a

couple of things.

Yeah.

I should, uh...

It's a long drive

back, so...

- Thank you for coming.

- Sure.

- Okay, bye.

- Bye.

How long will it take to fix?

Uh, five, six

weeks for the new certificate.

Make the check out for $40,

plus $15 for each copy.

Money orders are also good.

Okay, uh, I'll get back to you.

Thank you so much.

- How can I help you today?

- I'd like to cash this, please.

Your ID, please?

Thank you.

Who's Ruth?

That's my mother.

Only she can cash

her own check.

But, um...

Or she can fill out forms

giving you power of attorney...

She's very old and she's failing

and she's not doing well, so...

Well, all you need are two

witnesses and her signature.

- Okay.

- Mm-hmm.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Yeah.

What are you doing with

Reny and Steve and Martin?

I keep asking

myself the same question.

What can I get ya?

A rum and coke.

- Seven dollars, sweetheart.

- Thank you.

Uh, it's declined.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Hey.

I knew it was you.

Nice to see you outside

of the mail room.

Usually around 3:00,

sometimes with your mom.

Name is Doug.

And you are?

Kyra.

Kyra,

nice to meet you.

That's pretty.

So, how long

have you lived...

At Parkside?

Unless you want to tell

me how old you are.

Ten months.

You?

Twelve years.

And what,

before ten months?

Hmm?

Before ten months,

you were...

Sorry,

I was just...

I didn't mean

to bother you.

I was living in Virginia.

Virginia?

- Yeah, I was married.

- Ah.

Working.

And now?

Not working.

Not married.

I've been looking

though... for a job.

You?

I'm sorry?

Do you work?

As much as I can.

Mainly drive people back and

forth from the airport.

Trying to save up.

Thank you.

Get my medallion,

be my own boss.

What's

a medallion?

It proves to the state that you have a

license to own and operate your own cab.

I was being sarcastic. They cost about

a million bucks. Never gonna happen.

So I part-time at the nursing

home, a couple other things.

Learning a mean game

of Bingo though.

I think it's really nice the

way you take care of your mom.

She's dead.

I'm really sorry.

Well...

that's what old

people do, they die.

I guess so.

You want to

get really drunk tonight?

Come on.

First one hurts.

Oh, that's bad.

Impressive.

- Mia!

- Yeah.

Wow!

Give us two Jamesons.

6195.

And the phone number?

Are you done?

Are you available weekends?

Yes.

It's minimum.

No, that's okay.

Plus any

tips that you make.

That's great.

Henry will

give you a call.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you so much.

Mailbox one, no message.

Mailbox two,

no message.

Mailbox three,

no message.

Mailbox four,

no message.

- The number you...

- Sh*t!

Are you kidding me?

F***.

- Hello.

- Hello? Hi.

Hey, is there

a lady here,

I think she's the wife

of the owner, and she's...

Oh, hi! Hi, I just thought I'd

come by and check on the job.

- Kyra, right?

- Yeah, yeah.

Listen, I tried to

call you yesterday.

I know.

My phone broke.

Oh, that's

a shame, um...

Look, my husband hired

somebody without telling me.

And I'm-I'm

really sorry.

Look, if anything else comes up,

I will call you

right away.

- Okay.

- All right?

It just... It just...

You just have to

kind of jiggle it.

- Okay.

- Just needs a little more oil.

- Yeah.

- It's from the 1950s, so...

That's okay.

And, um, I have, uh...

I have a few more

things in here that...

I don't know,

you might be interested in.

Everything, or...

Yeah, pretty much.

- Yeah.

- Hi.

Um, I'm Kyra Johnson. I was just...

I was just, um...

um, wondering if the part-time

filing position was still open?

- Uh, no, that's been filled.

- Okay.

If you want, you can leave your

information and phone number.

I could get back to you

if anything comes up.

Um... would it

be all right

if I just checked back in

with you periodically?

- Sure.

- Okay.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

I appreciate it.

Where you been hiding?

Oh,

been around... busy.

You like it?

No, I don't.

- Well, at least I didn't pay for it. I traded.

- Uh-huh.

Trust me, the ski

hat looked dumber.

Thank you.

How are you?

You all right?

Yeah, I'm good.

I'm okay. You?

I was looking down

at the bar for you.

Oh, um, no, it's...

I don't usually

go to bars. I...

No, I-I understand,

yeah.

Thanks for the beer.

That's...

I just want to know

if I did something wrong.

Oh, God, no. No.

Okay.

- Are you selling stuff? Are you...

- Uh...

No? You're

just shopping?

I hang out with the neighbors.

It's really good

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