France

Chocolat

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Director: Roschdy Zem
Cast: Omar Sy, James Thierrée, Clotilde Hesme
Genre: Drama
110min – French with English Subtitles (2016)

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Starring Omar Sy, from The Intouchables (2011) and Swiss circus-artist (and Charlie Chaplin’s grandson) James Thierrée, this bio-pic tells of Cuban-born Rafael Padilla, who rose to fame in France in the late 1800s. Under the stage-name Chocolat and together with the white clown Footit, Padilla gained popularity with racist circus-routines that reduced him to a buffoon.

When he tried to carve out a more dignified niche for himself, the audiences who loved the racist cliché turned their back on him.

Roschdy Zem has explored the theme of racism both as an actor and director. He continues to do so in this bio-pic, praised for its historically accurate feel.

(Courtesy of Ster Kinekor)

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Dates:

Johannesburg: 8, 15 May 2016
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Pretoria: 6, 11 May 2016
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Cape Town: 9, 14 May 2016
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Durban: 8 May 2016 

 

 

Standard ticket price: R55
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