This Magnificent Cake!

This Magnificent Cake!

45 mins | Drama, Comedy, Animation, Mystery, History | Dec. 20, 2018

In 1885, Africa is a succulent cake destined to be wildly divided and everyone wants a piece. A disturbed European king, a Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a successful but lonely businessman, an enslaved porter, a young army deserter, a ghostly clarinetist. Some benefit from colonialism and greed. Others suffer racism and violence.

This Magnificent Cake!

45 mins | Drama, Comedy, Animation, Mystery, History | Dec. 20, 2018

This Magnificent Cake!
In 1885, Africa is a succulent cake destined to be wildly divided and everyone wants a piece. A disturbed European king, a Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a successful but lonely businessman, an enslaved porter, a young army deserter, a ghostly clarinetist. Some benefit from colonialism and greed. Others suffer racism and violence.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers ARTE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, PROCIREP, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, Vivement Lundi !, Région Bretagne, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Netherlands Fund for Film, Beast Animation, Pedri Animation, Angoa, Van Hecke Consult Comm. V., Basok BVBA
Original title Ce magnifique gâteau!
Directors Marc James Roels, Emma De Swaef
Writers Marc James Roels, Emma De Swaef

Cast

Jan Decleir

as The King (voice)

Bruno Levie

as Georges (voice)

Paul Huvenne

as Narrator (voice)

Gaston Motambo

as Ota (voice)

Alexander Rolies

as Petit Phillipe (voice)

August Rolies

as Petit Phillipe (voice)

Jamal Tahri

as Angry Neighbor (voice)

Michel Kossi

as Ota's Brother (voice)

Wim Willaert

as Van Molle (voice)

Goua Robert Grovogui

as Bolenge (voice)

Anna Schoonbroodt

as Louis' Mother (voice)

Angelo Tijssens

as Louis (voice)

Sebastien Dewaele

as Pierre (voice)

Dirk Rypens

as Drunk Man on Boat (voice)