Movie
Pieces of April
Overview
Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-10-17
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- IFC Productions, InDigEnt, Kalkaska Productions, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Katie Holmes as April Burns
- Derek Luke as Bobby
- Patricia Clarkson as Joy Burns
- Oliver Platt as Jim Burns
- Alison Pill as Beth Burns
- John Gallagher Jr. as Timmy Burns
- Alice Drummond as Grandma Dottie
- Lillias White as Evette
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Eugene
- Vitali Baganov as Half Asleep Man
- Adrian Martinez as Man in Mohair Sweater
- Susan Bruce as Tish
Crew
- Peter Hedges - Director
- Peter Hedges - Writer
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