

Chocolat
2016-02-03 · 119 min · ★ 6.8
Chocolat the clown, the first black stage performer in France, goes from anonymity to fame after forming an unprecedented duo with fellow performer Footit in the very popular in Belle Epoque Paris. But easy money, gambling, and discrimination take their toll on their friendship and Chocolat's career.
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Production details
- Directors
- Roschdy Zem
- Production companies
- Gaumont, M6 Films, Mandarin Cinéma
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 18,500,000
Top Cast
Omar SyRafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
James ThierréeGeorge Footit
Clotilde HesmeMarie Hecquet
Olivier GourmetJoseph Oller
Frédéric PierrotThéodore Delvaux
Noémie LvovskyYvonne Delvaux
Alice de LencquesaingCamille
Alex DescasVictor
Olivier RabourdinFirmin Gemier
Thibault de MontalembertJules Moy
Héléna SoubeyrandRégina Badet
Xavier BeauvoisJacques Potin
Christophe FluderMarval, the lilliputian
Antonin MaurelThe clown Ortis
Mick HolsbekeThe clown Green
Wilfred BenaïcheMr Constantine
John ArnoldThe Corsica
OlympeSuzanne (6 years old)
Timothé Vom DorpEugène (8 years old)
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