Chocolat the clown, the first black stage performer in France, goes from anonymity to fame after forming an unprecedented duo with fellow performer Footit in the very popular in Belle Epoque Paris. But easy money, gambling, and discrimination take their toll on their friendship and Chocolat's career.
Omar Sy
as Rafael Padilla, aka Chocolat
James Thierrée
as George Footit
Clotilde Hesme
as Marie Hecquet
Olivier Gourmet
as Joseph Oller
Frédéric Pierrot
as Théodore Delvaux
Noémie Lvovsky
as Yvonne Delvaux
Alice de Lencquesaing
as Camille
Alex Descas
as Victor
Olivier Rabourdin
as Firmin Gemier
Thibault de Montalembert
as Jules Moy
Héléna Soubeyrand
as Régina Badet
Xavier Beauvois
as Jacques Potin