'' Chocolat '' is a 1988 film directed by Claire Denis , about a French family that lives in colonial Cameroon . Marc and Aimée Dalens ( François Cluzet and Giulia Boschi ) are the parents of France ( Cécile Ducasse ) , a young girl who befriends Protée ( Isaach de Bankolé ) , a Cameroon native who is the family 's household servant . The film was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
1988 Cannes Film Festival
1988 Cannes Film Festival
Chocolat (1988 film)