Griefcake

November. 25,2022      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A bittersweet comedy-drama about a cake-loving family bereft at the death of their expert baker mum. When daughter Pippa picks up the wooden spoon she's hindered by her culinary incompetence - until an encounter with a family friend reveals a surprising secret.

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Reviews

Plantiana
2022/11/25

Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

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Moustroll
2022/11/26

Good movie but grossly overrated

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HottWwjdIam
2022/11/27

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

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Gutsycurene
2022/11/28

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

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