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Black Cake

Decades after Bride Covey disappears in the ocean under mysterious circumstances, a flash drive will change Eleanor Bennett's life forever.

Director

N/A

Year

Genre

drama, history, mystery

Production

Harpo Films,Kapital Entertainment,Two Drifters

Awards

3 wins & 9 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.hulu.com/series/black-cake-404d4be6-1658-44eb-905c-0a29ecf592ca

Benny Bennett

Adrienne Warren

Eleanor Bennett

Byron Bennett

Charles Mitch

Coventina 'Covey' Brown

Bunny Pringle

Lashay Anderson

Gibbs Grant

Pearl Thomas

Mabel Martin

Clarence 'Little Man' Henry

Anthony Mark Barrow

Lin

Steve

Mathilda

Clarence's Brother

Percival Henry

Little Man's Mother

Jo-Anne Williams

Lynette

Rebecca Naomi Jones

Marc

Leonard Pringle

Jahmone Duhaney

Police Officer #1

Female Protester

Urielle Klein-Mekongo

Male Protester

Pastor Femi Dennis

Bert Bennett

Jeremiah Birkett

Edwina Barrett

Gio Martin

Eleanor 'Elly' Douglas

Nurse Ethel

Maureen Beattie

Dr. Lee

Rita Estevanovich

Policeman

James Everett

Wanda Martin

Irene Whitaker

Joanie

Cherrelle Skeete

Sister Madeline

Bossman

Detective Vilison

Mario Van Peebles

Helena

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

Ronald Martin

Beatrice Rossimoore

Grace Sinnema

Sister Janette

Stephanie Jacob

JP

Talk Show Host

Sheila

Madeleine Bowyer

Teen Byron

Mildred

Officer Cranston

Professional Activist

Stage Manager

Abraham Chowdhury

Doctor

Mrs. Quintrell

Young Art Enthusiast #1

Ntiarna Xavier Knight

Nursery Nun

Moderator

Etta Pringle

Journalist

Young Wanda Martin

Landlady

Margaret Fraser

Young Art Enthusiast #2

Officer Quincy

Young Ronald Martin

Office Manager

Art Enthusiast

Rick Kiesewetter

College Student

Andira Crichlow

Restaurant Manager

Dinner Party Guest #1

Funeral Director

Dinner Party Guest #2

Young Covey (6 YO)

Suki Raine Hoslin

Patsy

Maxine Cunliffe

Young Black Man in Cuffs

Joel Francis-Williams

Chinese Boarder #1

Dinner Party Guest #3

Helen Chalmers

Emcee

Chinese Boarder #2

Burly Man #1

Dinner Party Guest #4

Delroy Furgusson

Anthony J. Abraham

Burly Man #2

Gen

Younger Dinner Party Guest

Jimmy Patterson

Unwed Mother #2

Burly Man #3

Young Lin

Ma Ma Lyncook

Unwed Mother #5

Ba Ba Lyncook

Dale Barrowman

Meinhard St. John

Jing Hé

Hélène Patarot

Lorna Murray

Jamaican Wife

Pepper Quintrell

Izaiah Calder Tintner

Theo Quintrell

Lawrence Oswald

Swimmer

Shernet Swearine

Funeral Service Attendee

Photographer

M. Zhang Marine Biologist Panelist

Surfer

Gallery Guest

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And I always brought
it home for the holidays - Black Cake

And I always brought it home for the holidays

Believe me, - Black Cake

I only went back there once, - Black Cake

I only went back there once,

Sorry to jump in here, - Black Cake

Sorry to jump in here,

Maybe - Black Cake

How can you put yourself
forward as a guru - Black Cake

How can you put yourself forward as a guru

- "I'm sorry" won't
rewrite the past. - Black Cake

- "I'm sorry" won't rewrite the past.

[drawer rattles] - Black Cake

[drawer rattles]

Well, like most people,
I am the product of multiple cultures. - Black Cake

Well, like most people, I am the product of multiple culture...

And then tell your
children what you learned from them - Black Cake

And then tell your children what you learned from them

Yes, I was born in London,
but I have roots in Wales and Italy. - Black Cake

Yes, I was born in London, but I have roots in Wales and Ita...

And my grandmother
spent many years in Trinidad - Black Cake

And my grandmother spent many years in Trinidad

This chayote
was found at a rural market in Italy. - Black Cake

This chayote was found at a rural market in Italy.

But I did hear that the police arrested
someone named Short Stack or Short Shirt, - Black Cake

But I did hear that the police arrested someone named Short ...

And now, it was up to me - Black Cake

And now, it was up to me

Not in the Caribbean, but
right here in southern Europe. - Black Cake

Not in the Caribbean, but right here in southern Europe.

She brought back loads of local recipes, - Black Cake

She brought back loads of local recipes,

- I wanted to open my own cafĂ©, - Black Cake

- I wanted to open my own cafĂ©,

But she asked me
to hold onto this just in case. - Black Cake

But she asked me to hold onto this just in case.

There wasn't much
evidence, though, so, - Black Cake

There wasn't much evidence, though, so,

So basically, your white ancestors
went to the Caribbean - Black Cake

So basically, your white ancestors went to the Caribbean

I wanted to surprise
Byron and Ma - Black Cake

I wanted to surprise Byron and Ma

But if I had known what lay
ahead for me as Eleanor Douglas, - Black Cake

But if I had known what lay ahead for me as Eleanor Douglas,

No, what I'm saying is that most recipes
can't be claimed by one culture. - Black Cake

No, what I'm saying is that most recipes can't be ...

A part of me
was hoping maybe she'd - Black Cake

A part of me was hoping maybe she'd

Cane sugar is the primary ingredient, - Black Cake

Cane sugar is the primary ingredient,

Even got me to
subscribe to your YouTube channel. - Black Cake

Even got me to subscribe to your YouTube channel.

If it's a recipe made in the Caribbean,
by Caribbean people, - Black Cake

If it's a recipe made in the Caribbean, by Caribbean pe...

God! I haven't
posted in so long. - Black Cake

God! I haven't posted in so long.

If she ever really cared about me, - Black Cake

If she ever really cared about me,

Rum originates in the Caribbean.
There's no history of rum cake in Asia. - Black Cake

Rum originates in the Caribbean. There's no history of ...

They were roasting chayote,
and it reminded me of home. - Black Cake

They were roasting chayote, and it reminded me of home.

And neither are you.
So please... just go away. - Black Cake

And neither are you. So please... just go away.

If I hear any complaints, you'll
have to make other arrangements. - Black Cake

If I hear any complaints, you'll have to make other arr...

I know you
don't like talking about it, - Black Cake

I know you don't like talking about it,

I just don't think we can always say
where one culture ends and another begins, - Black Cake

I just don't think we can always say where one culture ...

You can't say, since you're
not a member of those cultures. - Black Cake

You can't say, since you're not a member of those ...

But I think you should be making space
for indigenous people - Black Cake

But I think you should be making space for indigenous people

[Byron chuckles] - Black Cake

[Byron chuckles]

- Benedetta, - Black Cake

If I don't push through
the pain, I'll never recover. - Black Cake

If I don't push through the pain, I'll never recov...

- Was she - Black Cake

When I was a girl, - Black Cake

When I was a girl,

I want to turn now to James Kellen, - Black Cake

I want to turn now to James Kellen,

[Eleanor laughs] - Black Cake

[Eleanor laughs]

I buried Coventina
to be Eleanor, - Black Cake

I buried Coventina to be Eleanor,

There aren't many islanders in
Edinburgh, let alone in this building, - Black Cake

There aren't many islanders in Edinburgh, let alone in ...

I believe she was afraid to, to die
before she finished telling her story, - Black Cake

I believe she was afraid to, to die before she finished tell...

JAMES KELLEN: Oh, well, I don't know
that I'll be half as exciting - Black Cake

JAMES KELLEN: Oh, well, I don't know that I'll be ...

I was so ashamed when I
realized after you left, - Black Cake

I was so ashamed when I realized after you left,

You made it with the nuns, - Black Cake

You made it with the nuns,

If you start the chicken now,
it'll be done by the time I land. - Black Cake

If you start the chicken now, it'll be done by the time...

And you know, Benny, - Black Cake

And you know, Benny,

And that I'd made the
same mistake twice. - Black Cake

And that I'd made the same mistake twice.

- But when I moved
here with your father, - Black Cake

- But when I moved here with your father,

Look, you're stirring
when you should be folding. - Black Cake

Look, you're stirring when you should be folding.

I think you inspired her
to leave her own record. - Black Cake

I think you inspired her to leave her own record.

[CHUCKLES] - Black Cake

[distant banging] - Black Cake

[distant banging]

- No, that's exactly what
we should be doing, my love. - Black Cake

- No, that's exactly what we should be doing, my love.

I can't go back to Jamaica. Little
Man's brothers think I'm dead. - Black Cake

I can't go back to Jamaica. Little Man's brothers ...

We may not be able to go back, - Black Cake

We may not be able to go back,

Back then, - Black Cake

[SPEAKING ITALIAN] - Black Cake

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

And I found myself
begging for some kind of answer - Black Cake

And I found myself begging for some kind of answer

I hope you'll do this
with your own children one day. - Black Cake

I hope you'll do this with your own children one day.

I'm not going down
without a fight. - Black Cake

I'm not going down without a fight.

[Byron chuckles] - Black Cake

[Byron chuckles]

Look, - Black Cake

ELEANOR: I realize now that
there are certain moments in our lives - Black Cake

ELEANOR: I realize now that there are certain moments in our...

♪ somber music playing ♪ - Black Cake

♪ somber music playing ♪

Moments when we're confronted
with a question about who we truly are - Black Cake

Moments when we're confronted with a question about who...

B and B, - Black Cake

She lives an hour away; - Black Cake

She lives an hour away;

And when I found your sister, - Black Cake

And when I found your sister,

I wanted so badly
to reach across the ocean - Black Cake

I wanted so badly to reach across the ocean

I told myself
that the only way to survive - Black Cake

I told myself that the only way to survive

Back then, it
was easier to disappear. - Black Cake

Back then, it was easier to disappear.

To stop looking back, - Black Cake

To stop looking back,

But I didn't want to shock her, - Black Cake

But I didn't want to shock her,

[knife clinks] - Black Cake

I'm sorry, could you
please repeat the question? - Black Cake

I'm sorry, could you please repeat the question?

And I was afraid
of what it would cost to tell the truth. - Black Cake

And I was afraid of what it would cost to tell the truth.

They've taken my comments
completely out of context, - Black Cake

They've taken my comments completely out of context,

Promise me that when we
have a family of our own, - Black Cake

Promise me that when we have a family of our own,

- How on earth do you think you
can be a receptionist in my country - Black Cake

- How on earth do you think you can be a receptionist in my ...

Talking about the origin of a recipe,
for heaven's sake! - Black Cake

Talking about the origin of a recipe, for heaven's sake...

And drawing attention
to the historical exploitation - Black Cake

And drawing attention to the historical exploitation

BENNY:
[gasps] It's Ma and Dad back in Jamaica. - Black Cake

BENNY: [gasps] It's Ma and Dad back in Jamaica.

Back then,
"Gibbs" Gilbert Bennett Grant - Black Cake

Back then, "Gibbs" Gilbert Bennett Grant

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Decades after Bride Covey disappears in the ocean under mysterious circumstances, a flash drive will change Eleanor Bennett's life forever.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: Marissa Jo Cerar

Production: Harpo Films,Kapital Entertainment,Two Drifters

Genre: drama, history, mystery

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice:

Released: 01 Nov 2023

Awards: 3 wins & 9 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.hulu.com/series/black-cake-404d4be6-1658-44eb-905c-0a29ecf592ca