
Chocolat
The true story of the first black artist.
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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Cast

Bô Gaultier de Kermoal
Lee

Matthieu Rozé
Beardless gendarme

Raphaël Caduc
Eugène (14 years old)

Christophe Fluder
Marval, the lilliputian

Héléna Soubeyrand
Régina Badet

Fernando Hechavarria
Mr Delmont

Isabelle Mazin
Grocer

Lilly Rose Debos
Child

David Benhamou
Spectator in the theatre (uncredited)

Timothé Vom Dorp
Eugène (8 years old)

Andy Gillet
Transvestite

Félix Kysyl
Street vendor

Alex Descas
Victor

Thibault de Montalembert
Jules Moy

John Arnold
The Corsica

Bruno Podalydès
Auguste Lumière

Marie-Pierre Bellefleur
Neighbor

Julia Effertz
Esmeralda (voice) (uncredited)

Félix Bossuet
Gustave

Stéphane Varupenne
Lodovico

Geoffroy de La Taille
(uncredited)

Olivier Gourmet
Joseph Oller

Olympe
Suzanne (6 years old)

Anthony Ursin
Child at the exit of the artists

James Thierrée
George Footit

Jean-Pol Brissart
Professor Lannelongue

Michel Amsellem
Pianist

Delphine Montaigne
Émilia

Clotilde Hesme
Marie Hecquet

Frédéric Pierrot
Théodore Delvaux

Jean-Gilles Barbier
Elderly player

Pierre Alloggia
Guide

Cyprien Craipeau
Sick child

Roman Kossowski
Player

Antonin Maurel
The clown Ortis

Cédric Appietto
Leca

Denis Podalydès
Louis Lumière

Phénix Brossard
Eugène (young man)

Achille Potier
The child

Mikael Buxton
Aristocrat (uncredited)

Noémie Lvovsky
Yvonne Delvaux

Wilfred Benaïche
Mr Constantine

Hocine Choutri
Ray

Romain Ogerau
(uncredited)

Elise Lissague
Prostitude (uncredited)

Mick Holsbeke
The clown Green

Jérémy Alberti
Journalist

Serge Massot
Manetti

Blandine Laignel
(uncredited)

Gaëtan Garcia

Thierry Nenez
Hotelkeeper

Alice de Lencquesaing
Camille

Luc Antoni
The father

Claire Morin
Journalist

Omar Sy
Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat

Olivier Rabourdin
Firmin Gemier

Xavier Beauvois
Jacques Potin

Dan Herzberg
Fergus

Luis Francisco Cruz
Rafael's father

Marina Pastor
Theater assistant

Agathe Anquez
(uncredited)

Eric Kailey
Guardian Mace

Stefan Godin
Mustached gendarme

Anne-Lise Kedvès
Client

Vincent Nemeth
Journalist

Yvo Muller
Journalist

Michèle Clément
Spectator

Clovis Fouin
Frédo

Linnett Hernandez Valdes
Rafael's mother

Rafaël de Ferran
(uncredited)

Alexia Giordano
Prostitude (uncredited)