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Chocolat

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Original title

Chocolat

Year

1988

Running time

105 min.

Country

France

Director

Claire Denis

Screenwriter

Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau

Cast

Music

Abdullah Ibrahim

Cinematography

Robert Alazraki

Producer

Co-production France-Germany-Cameroon;

Genre

Drama | Africa. Colonialism. Racism. Childhood

Synopsis

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, Protee - a man of great nobility, intelligence and beauty - and the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society.

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Awards: 1989: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1988: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

1988: César Awards: Nominated for Best First Work

1989: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.

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