Jim Burns

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Jim Burns is a central character in the film "Pieces of April," portrayed as the estranged, terminally ill father whose visit to his daughter's Thanksgiving gathering drives much of the movie's emotional tension and reconciliation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Pieces of April NERFINISHED
appearsInYearOfRelease 2003
characterInGenre drama film
independent film
countryOfFictionalContext United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Peter Hedges NERFINISHED
drivesPlotElement emotional tension
family Thanksgiving gathering
family reconciliation
hasChild April Burns NERFINISHED
Beth Burns NERFINISHED
Timmy Burns NERFINISHED
hasFamilyName Burns NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Jim NERFINISHED
hasMedicalCondition terminal cancer
hasRelationshipWith April Burns NERFINISHED
Beth Burns NERFINISHED
Joy Burns NERFINISHED
Timmy Burns NERFINISHED
hasSpouse Joy Burns NERFINISHED
narrativeRole central character
estranged father
portrayedBy Oliver Platt NERFINISHED
primaryThemeAssociation family estrangement
forgiveness
mortality
parent–child relationship

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Pieces of April character Jim Burns