Pieces of April

Year: 2003

Actors: Katie Holmes, Alison Pill, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson

Duration: 80 min

In a very poor zone of New York, April Burns and her boyfriend, Bobby, are preparing to receive April's family for thanksgiving dinner. While Bobby tries to borrow a suit for himself, April realizes that her stove is broken. She tries desperately to find a neighbor that can let her cook the turkey, since she does not want to fail (again) with her family. Meanwhile, in a suburb of Pennsylvania, her dysfunctional family is preparing to travel to New York. While driving, the relationship between the Burns and their black-sheep April is disclosed through the conversations between her father Jim, her resented mother Joy, her brother, her sister and her grandmother.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genre: Action   Comedy   Drama