César Award-winning actor Omar Sy (The Intouchables) plays the first black circus artist in France, 'Chocolat' the clown, in this...
César Award-winning actor Omar Sy (The Intouchables) plays the first black circus artist in France, 'Chocolat' the clown, in this biopic from director Roschdy Zem.
Monsieur Chocolat is based on the life of Rafael Padilla, a former Cuban-born slave who became a performer in France during the Belle Epoque era. Padilla was born in Cuba in 1868 and was sold into slavery at age nine to a Portuguese merchant. After escaping slavery, he travelled to Paris and launched a career in the circus, captivating the French with his talents as a singer and dancer and as a clown, working under the stage name 'Chocolat'.
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Monsieur Chocolat | Details
- Rating
- M, Violence & offensive language
- Runtime
- 119
- Genre
- Drama, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- France