Pieces of April

She's the one in every family.

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Drama
Comedy

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.

Keywords

new york city
love
family
road trip
holiday
neighbor
marijuana
dysfunctional family
apartment building
illness
independent film
thanksgiving
dying mother
kitchen
grunge
breast cancer
estranged family
urban neighborhood

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 17, 2003
Original language: English
Spoken languages: Chinese, English
Countries: United States of America
Production: United Artists,IFC Productions,Kalkaska Productions,InDigEnt
Cast: Katie Holmes,Derek Luke,Patricia Clarkson,Oliver Platt,Alison Pill,John Gallagher Jr.,Alice Drummond,Lillias White,Isiah Whitlock Jr.,Vitali Baganovand 20 more
Director: Peter Hedges
Writer: Peter Hedges
Producer: Gary Winick,Alexis Alexanian,John S. Lyons,John Sloss,Caroline Kaplan,Jonathan Sehring
Cinematography: Tami Reiker
Music: Stephin Merritt
Budget: $300,000
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0311648