Jennifer Aniston’s performs intense role in “Cake”

Jennifer Aniston has termed the task of playing a character in chronic pain as the most grueling part of starring in the film Cake. This is Aniston’s first experience playing such an intense role as she has mostly of portrayed comic and glamorous characters.

Cake, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Monday, tells the story of Claire Simmons (Aniston), a woman suffering from constant pain and pill addiction, who is haunted by hallucinations of a fellow support-group member who committed suicide.