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First trailer and images for mob drama The Birthday Cake starring Val Kilmer, Ewan McGregor and Shiloh Fernandez

May 28, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release this June, a trailer and images have been released for the upcoming crime drama The Birthday Cake which follows Gio (Shiloh Fernandez) as he attends a memorial held for the 10th anniversary of his father’s death, hosted by his mafia boss uncle (Val Kilmer), and finds his life changed forever when he begins to piece together what really happened to his father; take a look here…

On the 10th anniversary of his father’s mysterious death, Gio (Shiloh Fernandez) brings a birthday cake prepared by his mother (Lorraine Bracco) to a memorial celebration hosted by his uncle Angelo (Val Kilmer), a Brooklyn mafia boss. Gio’s life begins to change as he pieces together what really happened to his father all those years ago, coming face to face with a kind of violence he has been trying to avoid his whole life.

Directed by Jimmy Giannopoulos, the film also stars Ewan McGregor, Lorraine Bracco, William Fichtner, Ashley Benson, Aldis Hodge, Penn Badgley, Vincent Pastore, Luis Guzmán, Jeremy Allen White, and Emory Cohen.

The Birthday Cake arrives in theatres and On Demand on June 18th.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Aldis Hodge, Ashley Benson, Emory Cohen, Ewan McGregor, Jeremy Allen White, Lorraine Bracco, Luis Guzman, Penn Badgley, Shiloh Fernandez, The Birthday Cake, Val Kilmer, Vincent Pastore, William Fichtner

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick is Executive Editor of Flickering Myth, responsible for overseeing editorial coverage across film, television and pop culture.

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