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Chocolat( 1988)

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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.

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      Isaach de Bankolé

      Protée

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      Giulia Boschi

      Aimée Dalens

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      François Cluzet

      Marc Dalens

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      Jean-Claude Adelin

      Luc

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      Laurent Arnal

      Machinard

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      Jean Bédiébé

      Prosper

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      Jean-Quentin Châtelain

      Courbassol

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      Emmanuelle Chaulet

      Mireille Machinard

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      Kenneth Cranham

      Jonathan Boothby

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      Jacques Denis

      Joseph Delpich

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      Cécile Ducasse

      France Dalens (Child)

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      Clementine Essono

      Marie-Jeanne

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      Didier Flamand

      Captain Védrine

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      Essindi Mindja

      Blaise

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      Mireille Perrier

      France Dalens

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      Emmet Judson Williamson

      William J. Park

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      Donatus Ngala

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      Edwige Nto Ngon a Zock

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      Philemon Blake Ondoua

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      Hervé Abah

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      Saïdou Abatcha

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      Alain Artur

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      Jean-Marc Bamdiran

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      Tadfor Kamajou

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      Saïdou Karim

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      Agnes Ndoumbe

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      Ian Stapel

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      Hélène Vauquois

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Sep 19 2025
    I found there something really quite erotic about parts of this drama as we reminisce with “France” (Mireille Perrier) as she returns to the now independent Cameroon where she grew up. Her father “Marc” (François Cluzet) is a well-meaning colonial administrator in an out of the way province and that’s where she lives with her mother “Aimée” (Giulia Boschi) and their local and stunningly handsome factotum “Protée” (Isaach De Bankolé). With her papa frequently away on some form of business, her mother is left to run their plantation and she heavily relies upon their butler-cum-plumber/fixer/house...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • africa
    • sexual tension
    • colonialism
    • semi autobiographical
    • woman director
    • cameroon
    • 1950s