''The Birthday Cake'' is a 2021 American

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film directed by Jimmy Giannopoulos, from a screenplay by Diomedes Raul Bermudez,

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and Giannopoulos. It is the feature directorial debut for Giannopoulos, who previously directed short films and worked with

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, A$AP Rocky, Kid Cudi, and others on music projects. This is the last movie

Paul Sorvino Paul Anthony Sorvino (, ; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law. Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese cri ...

starred in at the time of his death on July 25, 2022. ''The Birthday Cake'' was released in the United States on June 18, 2021.

Plot

Young

Italian-American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, ...

, Giovanni "Gio", reluctantly continues his family's annual tradition of bringing a cake to the house of his Uncle Angelo, a local crime lord, to mark the anniversary of his mob-connected father's passing ten years earlier. It is not long before he witnesses a murder along the way, that will force him to learn the truth behind his father's death and change his life forever.

Cast

Production

In August 2019, it was announced that Ewan McGregor, Shiloh Fernandez and Val Kilmer joined the cast of the film. Producers include Diomedes Raul Bermudez of Purpose Films, Siena Oberman of Artemis Pictures and Danny Sawaf of Oceana Studios. Jamin O'Brien, Jason Weinberg and Greg Lauritano are executive producers. Cassius Corrigan is a Co-Producer.

Reception

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, the film has an approval rating of 23%, based on reviews from .

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Birthday Cake Films about birthdays American crime thriller films 2021 directorial debut films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films