CHOUCHOU
synopsis
Intent on finding his nephew, young North African man Chouchou disguises himself as a South American exile to illegally enter France. Taken in by a couple of colorful suburban Paris priests, Chouchou lands a cleaning job with a compassionate lady psychiatrist. The search for his nephew leads Chouchou into a fun-filled cabaret for female impersonators. Before long, Chouchou starts working in drag himself. When Momma's boy-bachelor Stanislas sees Chouchou, it's love at first sight... A touching and deliri
international title: | Chouchou |
original title: | Chouchou |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Roissy Films |
year: | 2003 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Merzak Allouache |
film run: | 105' |
release date: | FR 19/03/2003, BE 09/04/2003, CH 03/07/2003, CZ 27/11/2003 |
screenplay: | Merzak Allouache, Gad Elmaleh |
cast: | Gad Elmaleh, Alain Chabat, Roschdy Zem, Catherine Frot, Claude Brasseur |
cinematography by: | Laurent Machuel |
film editing: | Sylvie Gadmer |
art director: | Sylvie Deldon |
costumes designer: | Fabienne Katany |
music: | Germinal Tenas, Gilles Tinayre |
producer: | Christian Fechner |
production: | Les Films Christian Fechner |
distributor: | Warner Bros Entertainment France, JMH Distribution (CH), SPI (CZ) |