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Cake

Cake

Forgiveness is a bitter pill to swallow.

20146.31h 42m

Overview

After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.

Directed by Daniel Barnz
Written by Patrick Tobin
Produced by Mark Canton, Kristin Hahn, Courtney Solomon
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Claire Bennett

Adriana Barraza

Adriana Barraza

Silvana

Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick

Nina Collins

Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington

Roy Collins

Mamie Gummer

Mamie Gummer

Bonnie

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Annette

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Leonard

Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Jason Bennett

Lucy Punch

Lucy Punch

Nurse Gayle

Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson

Becky

Themes & Keywords

depressionsuicidesupport groupwidowergrievingchronic pain

About Cake

Cake is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of depression, suicide, support group, widower, grieving, chronic pain. Directed by Daniel Barnz, it stars Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick. After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.

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