Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: She’s the one in every family.
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release Date: 2003-10-17
- Runtime: 81.0 min
- Budget: $0.3 million
- Revenue: Not Available
- Production Companies: IFC Productions, Kalkaska Productions, United Artists
Cast & Crew
Katie Holmes, Derek Luke, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt, Alison Pill, John Gallagher Jr.-Alice Drummond, Lillias White, Isiah Whitlock Jr.-Vitali Baganov, Adrian Martinez, Susan Bruce, Jamari Richardson, Leila Danette, Stephen Chen, Sally Leung Bayer, Sean Hayes, Sisqó, Marcus Lovett, Jack Chen, Jacqueline Dai, Rosa Luo, Birdie M. Hale, Armando Riesco, Christine Todino, Anney Giobbe, Elizabeth Douglass, Rusty De Wees, Vincent Roselli, Ficchi
Synopsis – What to Expect from “Pieces of April”
Pieces of April is a 2003 independent drama film written and directed by Peter Hedges. The film stars Katie Holmes as April Burns, a young woman living in lower Manhattan who has a strained relationship with her mother, Joy (Patricia Clarkson).
April invites her family to her small apartment for Thanksgiving dinner, but her oven is broken and she must rely on the kindness of her neighbors to help her cook a proper meal. As the day progresses, April’s family arrives, and the tensions between her and her mother become more and more evident.
April’s father, Jim (Oliver Platt), tries to keep the peace, while her siblings, Timmy (John Gallagher, Jr.) and Beth (Alison Pill), try to stay out of the way. April’s boyfriend Bobby (Sean Hayes) also joins them, and he helps April with the cooking and the awkward conversations.
Meanwhile, April’s mother Joy is still struggling with the news of her cancer diagnosis and finds it difficult to connect with April. As the day progresses, Joy begins to understand her daughter better and the two eventually reconcile.
At the end of the day, April and her family enjoy a warm Thanksgiving meal. The film ends with April and Joy embracing and Joy’s promise to visit April more often.
Pieces of April is a heartwarming story about family, love, and forgiveness. It is a story of hope and how even the most difficult
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