Patti Cake$
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DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2017-11-07
Genre: Drama
Director: Geremy Jasper
Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, Cathy Moriarty, McCaul Lombardi, Patrick Brana, Wass Stevens, MC Lyte, Adam Scarimbolo, Ray Iannicelli, Anna Suzuki
MPAA Rating: R
Synopsis: An overweight young woman known as Patti Cake$ (Danielle Macdonald) nurtures her unlikely dreams of hip-hop superstardom while working as a caterer in a dull suburb of New Jersey. Although her alcoholic mother (Bridget Everett) is dismissive of her ambitions, Patti finally makes a breakthrough when she and a black punk rocker (Mamoudou Athie) collaborate on a song. Patti Cake$ was helmed by noted music-video director Geremy Jasper, who also wrote the screenplay and created 15 songs in a range of genres for the movie's soundtrack.
Source: allmovie.com
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