Chocolat
1988 · 1h 44m · Drama · France, Cameroon · Rated PG-13 (US)
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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Claire Denis6.6Smart score
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1950safricacamerooncolonialismsemi autobiographicalsexual tensionwoman director
RatingPG-13 (US)
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