France,
2016, 110 min
(Alternative: 114 min)
Directed by:
Roschdy ZemScreenplay:
Cyril GélyCinematography:
Thomas LetellierComposer:
Gabriel YaredCast:
Omar Sy, James Thiérrée, Noémie Lvovsky, Frédéric Pierrot, Mikael Buxton, Héléna Soubeyrand, Timothé Vom Dorp, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet (more)Plots(1)
Padilla was born in Cuba in 1868 and was sold into slavery at the age of 9, to a Portuguese merchant. After escaping slavery, he traveled 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'. (Transmission Films)