Chocolat
One taste is all it takes.
In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Worldwide
- $153M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
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Box Office & Release
Chocolat returned 6.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $25M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $153M
- Release date
- Dec 22, 2000
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
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