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.
- Year: 2003
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Studio: IFC Productions, Kalkaska Productions, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: new york city, thanksgiving, dysfunctional family, road trip, breast cancer, neighbor, family, apartment building, illness, dying mother, estranged family, kitchen, urban neighborhood, indie, thanksgiving dinner
- Director: Peter Hedges
- Cast: Katie Holmes, Derek Luke, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt, Alison Pill, John Gallagher Jr.