Pieces of April (2003)
Rating: 6.5/10
Duration: 81 min
Director(s): Peter Hedges,
Description:
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.
Cast
- Patricia Clarkson as Joy Burns
- Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Eugene
- Oliver Platt as Jim Burns
- Katie Holmes as April Burns
- Derek Luke as Bobby
- Adrian Martinez as Man in Mohair Sweater
- John Gallagher Jr. as Timmy Burns
- Alison Pill as Beth Burns
- Stephen Chen as Lee Loung Tan
- Alice Drummond as Grandma Dottie
- Lillias White as Evette
- Vitali Baganov as Half Asleep Man
- Susan Bruce as Tish
- Jamari Richardson as Boy on Bicycle
- Leila Danette as Woman in Stairwell