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MOVIE PROFILE

Chocolat

★ 6.9 / 10 (124 votes)May 18, 1988104 minFR

Drama

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.

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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateMay 18, 1988

StatusReleased

Runtime104 min

Rating★ 6.9 / 10

CertificationPG-13

Original languageFrench, Hausa, English

CountryFrance, Cameroon, Germany

Budget—

Revenue—

ProductionCinémanuel, Cerito Films, Caroline Production, La Sept Cinéma, Le F.O.D.I.C. Cameroun, TF1 Films Production, Wim Wenders Productions, MK2 Productions

CINEHOOK / STREAMING

Where to watch

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Showing availability for: United States

Stream

Criterion Channel

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Claire Denis

Writers

Jean-Pol Fargeau, Claire Denis

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de BankoléProtée

Giulia Boschi

Giulia BoschiAimée Dalens

François Cluzet

François CluzetMarc Dalens

Jean-Claude Adelin

Jean-Claude AdelinLuc

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Laurent ArnalMachinard

Jean Bédiébé

Jean BédiébéProsper

Jean-Quentin Châtelain

Jean-Quentin ChâtelainCourbassol

Emmanuelle Chaulet

Emmanuelle ChauletMireille Machinard

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth CranhamJonathan Boothby

Jacques Denis

Jacques DenisJoseph Delpich

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Cécile DucasseFrance Dalens (Child)

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Clementine EssonoMarie-Jeanne

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