This Magnificent Cake!
Dec 20 2018
•1h 45m
•Animation, History, Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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.
Cast
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Jan Decleir
The King (voice)
Bruno Levie
Georges (voice)
Paul Huvenne
Narrator (voice)
Gaston Motambo
Ota (voice)
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