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| Patti Cake$ (2017) |
Director: Geremy Jasper
Writer: Geremy Jasper
Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay | See full cast & crew »
Patti Cake$ is a 2017 American drama film directed by Geremy Jasper. It was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[1][2] It is scheduled to be released on August 18, 2017, by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
Patti Cake$ is a story of a plus-sized white girl, Patricia "Dumbo" Dumbrowski, from Bergen County, New Jersey who seeks fame and fortune as a rapper.
Patti Cake$ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017. The film received distribution offers from Focus Features, Neon, The Orchard and Annapurna Pictures.[4] However, Fox Searchlight Pictures, acquired distribution rights to the film.[5][6] It is scheduled to be released on August 18, 2017.
Patti Cake$ has received generally favorable reviews from critics.[8][9] New York Magazine's Vulture.com called the film a "Sundance charmer" and described it as perhaps "the most endearing surprise," of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[10] USA Today reported that star of the film Danielle Macdonald was met with a standing ovation when she took the stage after the world premiere at Sundance.[11] Macdonald has been described as the breakout star of the film.[12]
The film has been compared to Hustle & Flow and 8 Mile.
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