Chocolat

May 18, 1988

1h 41m

★ 6.9

Overview

On her way to visit her childhood home in a colonial outpost in Northern Cameroon, a young French woman recalls her childhood, her memories concentrating on her family's houseboy.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cinémanuel

Cerito Films

Caroline Production

La Sept Cinéma

Le F.O.D.I.C. Cameroun

MK2 Films

TF1 Films Production

Wim Wenders Productions

Chocolat Trailers

Cast

Protée

Isaach de Bankolé

Aimée Dalens

Giulia Boschi

Marc Dalens

François Cluzet

Luc

Jean-Claude Adelin

Machinard

Laurent Arnal

Prosper

Jean Bédiébé

Courbassol

Jean-Quentin Châtelain

Mireille Machinard

Emmanuelle Chaulet

Jonathan Boothby

Kenneth Cranham

Joseph Delpich

Jacques Denis

France Dalens (Child)

Cécile Ducasse

Marie-Jeanne

Clementine Essono

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7.2

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6.6

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0.0

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6.0

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5.5

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6.0

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5.4

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7.2

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6.7

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6.9

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7.0

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7.0

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