Chocolat

Chocolat

105 mins | Drama | May 18, 1988

A young French woman returns to the vast silence of West Africa to contemplate her childhood days in a colonial outpost in Cameroon. Her strongest memories are of the family's houseboy, Protée — a man of great nobility, intelligence and beauty — and the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society.

Chocolat

105 mins | Drama | May 18, 1988

Chocolat
A young French woman returns to the vast silence of West Africa to contemplate her childhood days in a colonial outpost in Cameroon. Her strongest memories are of the family's houseboy, Protée — a man of great nobility, intelligence and beauty — and the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers TF1 Films Production, MK2 Productions, Cerito Films, Caroline Productions, Cinémanuel, La Sept Cinéma, Wim Wenders Productions, Le F.O.D.I.C. Cameroun
Original title Chocolat
Directors Claire Denis
Writers Jean-Pol Fargeau, Claire Denis

Cast

Isaach De Bankolé

as Protée

Giulia Boschi

as Aimée Dalens

François Cluzet

as Marc Dalens

Mireille Perrier

as France Dalens

Laurent Arnal

as Machinard

Jean Bediebe

as Prosper

Cécile Ducasse

as France Enfant

Didier Flamand

as Capt. Védrine

Emmanuelle Chaulet

as Mireille Machinard

Kenneth Cranham

as Boothby