Pieces of April
“She's the one in every family.”
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.
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Cast
30 people
Katie Holmes
April Burns
Known for
Batman Begins
Brahms: The Boy II
Derek Luke
Bobby
Known for
13 Reasons Why
The Purge
Patricia Clarkson
Joy Burns
Known for
Shutter Island
Sharp Objects
Oliver Platt
Jim Burns
Known for
The Bear
Chicago Med
Alison Pill
Beth Burns
Known for
Star Trek: Picard
Devs
John Gallagher Jr.
Timmy Burns
Known for
Hush
10 Cloverfield Lane
Alice Drummond
Grandma Dottie
Known for
Ghostbusters
Doubt
Lillias White
Evette
Known for
Hercules
Russian Doll
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Eugene
Known for
The Wire
Your Honor
Vitali Baganov
Half Asleep Man
Known for
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Adrian Martinez
Man in Mohair Sweater
Known for
Focus
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Susan Bruce
Tish
Also in
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
David Searching
Peter Hedges Director · Stephin Merritt Composer Tami Reiker Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3.3M · Budget $300K · United States release October 17, 2003
Box office
Budget
$300,000
Worldwide gross
$3,300,000
Gross vs. budget
11.0×
Production
IFC Productions
Production
InDigEnt
Production
Kalkaska Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2003
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 17, 2003
Limited theatrical
United States
September 18, 2003 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 9, 2003 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
June 19, 2014 · Premiere · Provincetown International Film Festival
Canada
September 6, 2003 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
June 13, 2004 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
April 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
February 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 11, 2004 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
February 14, 2004 · Premiere · Dublin Film Festival
Sweden
January 25, 2004 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Türkiye
April 10, 2004 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
September 3, 2004 · Theatrical
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