An anthology film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century telling the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a failed ...
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Title: This Magnificent Cake! (2018)
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4 wins & 10 nominations.
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| Jan Decleir | ... | The King (voice) | |
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Bruno Levie | ... | Georges (voice) |
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Paul Huvenne | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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Gaston Motambo | ... | Ota (voice) |
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Alexander Rolies | ... | Petit Phillipe (voice) |
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August Rolies | ... | Petit Philippe (voice) |
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Jamal Tahri | ... | Angry Neighbor (voice) |
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Michel Kossi | ... | Brother Ota (voice) |
| Wim Willaert | ... | Van Molle (voice) | |
| Goua Robert Grovogui | ... | The Lost Porter (voice) (as Goua Grovogui) | |
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Anna Schoonbroodt | ... | Louis' Mother (voice) |
| Angelo Tijssens | ... | Louis (voice) | |
| Sebastien Dewaele | ... | Pierre (voice) | |
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Dirk Rypens | ... | Drunk Man on Boat (voice) |
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Walter Canipel | ... | Extra voice (voice) |
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An anthology film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century telling the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a failed businessman on an expedition, a lost porter and a young army deserter.
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2018 (Belgium) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$991, 3 March 2019Gross USA:
$7,888Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I really wanted to love this short. When I satrted watching it, I was mesmerized by the animation, the character design, the colour palette, the textures, the voice acting and sound design... Unfortunately, all these positive aspects were ruined by an extremely vague narrative posing as "dreamlike". The "biting" humor doesn't work. The non-commentary on the horrors of racism and what Belgium's done in Congo is stumpy, to say the least. Are we meant to empathize with the racist, horrid characters because of their awkward, if a bit funnily gross representation? The film, ultimately, doesn't say anything. That would be OK if it wasn't saying that it was saying something. I'm extremely disappointed, hence the extremely low amount of stars.