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Mika, heiress to a Swiss chocolate company, is married to celebrated pianist André and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his tenth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned she was almost switched with Guillaume at birth.
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Cast
23 people
Isabelle Huppert
Marie-Claire 'Mika' Muller
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Jacques Dutronc
André Polonski
Known for
Van Gogh
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
Anna Mouglalis
Jeanne Pollet
Known for
Crime Novel
Leopardi
Rodolphe Pauly
Guillaume Polonski
Known for
Before Sunset
The Count of Monte Cristo
Brigitte Catillon
Louise Pollet
Known for
Black Butterflies
Love Is in the Air
Michel Robin
Dufreigne
Known for
Fraggle Rock
Amélie
Mathieu Simonet
Axel
Known for
The Chalet
Days of Glory
Lydia Andréï
Lisbeth
Known for
Squad 36
A Private Affair
Véronique Alain
Madame le Maire
Known for
The Blue Room
Isolde Barth
Pauline
Known for
Holocaust
Jungle Child
Jacqueline Burnand
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Jean-Luc Persécuté
No Man's Land
François Germond
Also in
Oh, Woe Is Me
Voltaire et l'affaire Calas
Claude Chabrol Director · Caroline Eliacheff Screenplay Charlotte Armstrong Author
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $5.9M · United States release July 31, 2002
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Budget
$5,900,000
Worldwide gross
$13,400,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
CAB Productions
Production
TSR
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YMC Productions
Production
MK2 Productions
Production
Cab Producciones
Production
mk2 Films
Production
France · Switzerland
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Original title
Merci pour le chocolat
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2000
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Switzerland · October 25, 2000
Theatrical · French Speaking Region
United States · July 31, 2002
Limited theatrical
Belgium
November 1, 2000 · Theatrical
Canada
September 14, 2000 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
October 25, 2000 · Theatrical
May 22, 2001 · Physical · DVD
November 7, 2001 · TV · Canal +
January 19, 2003 · TV · France 2
January 1, 2019 · Digital · VOD
February 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
April 7, 2021 · Physical · Bluray
Greece
June 8, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
November 10, 2000 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 14, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 22, 2000 · Theatrical · Italian Speaking Region
January 18, 2001 · Theatrical · German Speaking Region
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