Chocolat
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1988-05-18
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
101
Vote Average
6.901
Isaach de Bankolé
Protée
Giulia Boschi
Aimée Dalens
François Cluzet
Marc Dalens
Jean-Claude Adelin
Luc
Laurent Arnal
Machinard
Jean Bédiébé
Prosper
Jean-Quentin Châtelain
Courbassol
Emmanuelle Chaulet
Mireille Machinard
Kenneth Cranham
Jonathan Boothby
Jacques Denis
Joseph Delpich
Cécile Ducasse
France Dalens (Child)
Clementine Essono
Marie-Jeanne
Didier Flamand
Captain Védrine
Essindi Mindja
Blaise
Mireille Perrier
France Dalens
Emmet Judson Williamson
William J. Park
Donatus Ngala
Edwige Nto Ngon a Zock
Philemon Blake Ondoua
Hervé Abah
Saïdou Abatcha
Alain Artur
Jean-Marc Bamdiran
Tadfor Kamajou
Saïdou Karim
Agnes Ndoumbe
Ian Stapel
Hélène Vauquois
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