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Chocolate

  • 20082008
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  • 1h 50m
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6.9/10
18K
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Chocolate (2008)
An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
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An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
18K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Prachya Pinkaew
  • Writers
    • Napalee(screenplay)
    • Chookiat Sakveerakul(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • JeeJa Yanin
    • Hiroshi Abe
    • Pongpat Wachirabunjong
Top credits
  • Director
    • Prachya Pinkaew
  • Writers
    • Napalee(screenplay)
    • Chookiat Sakveerakul(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • JeeJa Yanin
    • Hiroshi Abe
    • Pongpat Wachirabunjong
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 100User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Chocolate: Trailer
    Trailer 2:03
    Chocolate: Trailer

    Photos17

    JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)
    JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)
    JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)
    JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)
    JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)
    Chocolate (2008)
    Chocolate (2008)
    Chocolate (2008)
    JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)
    Chocolate (2008)
    JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)
    JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)

    Top cast

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    JeeJa Yanin
    JeeJa Yanin
    • Zenas Zen
    • (as Yanin Vismitananda)
    Hiroshi Abe
    Hiroshi Abe
    • Masashias Masashi
    Pongpat Wachirabunjong
    • No.8as No.8
    Taphon Phopwandee
    • Mangmoonas Mangmoon
    Ammara Siripong
    • Zinas Zin
    • (as Ammara Siriphong)
    Dechawut Chuntakaro
    • Priscillaas Priscilla
    Hiro Sano
    • Ryoas Ryo
    • (as Hirokazu Sano)
    Aroon Wanatsabadeewong
    • Ice Factory Owner-Ice Manas Ice Factory Owner-Ice Man
    • (as Aroon Wanasbodeewong)
    Anusuk Jangajit
    • Candy Shop Owneras Candy Shop Owner
    Nattakit Teachachevapong
    • Pork Manas Pork Man
    Sirimongkhon Iamthuam
    • Boxer No.8 Henchmanas Boxer No.8 Henchman
    Kittitat Kowahagul
    • Epileptic Boxeras Epileptic Boxer
    Thanyathon Seekhiaw
    • Furas Fur
    Pirom Ruangkitjakan
    • Petchas Petch
    Soumia Abalhaya
    • Boxer's Henchmanas Boxer's Henchman
    Silpakorn Mongkolnimite
    • Masashi - Age 3 Yearas Masashi - Age 3 Year
    • (as Silpakorn Mongkolnimitr)
    Sasisorn Fanyapathomwong
    • Zen - Age 1 Yearas Zen - Age 1 Year
    • (as Sasisorn Panyapathomwong)
    Thunchalaporn Chewcharm
    • Zen - Age 3 yearsas Zen - Age 3 years
    • (as Thunchalanporn Chiewcharn)
    • Director
      • Prachya Pinkaew
    • Writers
      • Napalee(screenplay)
      • Chookiat Sakveerakul(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film originally included Zen watching scenes from Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan movies (in addition to Tony Jaa), but these scenes were eventually cut due to licensing problems. These licensing problems also caused other scenes to be removed from the original movie. The ice factory scene was originally shot as a split screen of Zen imitating the exact same moves she had seen Bruce Lee do in a fight scene from the movie The Big Boss (1971). It showed a clip of Bruce Lee doing his fight moves at the same time as Zen was mimicking Bruce Lee's moves. The warehouse scene was shot in a similar fashion, but this time it showed a split screen of Zen imitating Jackie Chan, wherein she would do her interpretation of a Jackie Chan fight routine. Eventually not only were the split screen scenes removed, but any scenes that involved Zen performing moves that too closely resembled fight sequences from Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan movies were all cut as well. The original full version that included these scenes has not been released anywhere in Thailand.
    • Goofs
      When the mob boss is informed that Zin and Masashi still have a relationship, a record can be seen being played on the record player. However, no music can be heard.
    • Connections
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    User reviews100

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Its a good action film, ignore Kazuo_Kiriyama
    I must have seen a totally different film than Kazuo_Kiriyama and archip57, I found it to be an exciting,entertaining and at times even touching martial film chock full of well choreographed and cringe inducing fight scenes. I'm not pretending it's Lawrence of Arabia (which, by the way contained a lot of historical inaccuracies)and its a notch below Ong Bak, but it does what it sets out to do and succeeds where so many Hollywood films fail in that it simply delivers the goods: well choreographed, bone crunching fight scenes. Its the kind of film that makes me feel giddy like a kid again and I felt the same way watching Ong Bak,Born to Fight, and Tom Yum Goong. I found the lead actress Jeeja Yanin to be demure and her performance very charming and sympathy inducing, not irritating in the least.

    Also contrary to other claims made by one reviewer , there are no wires used in this movie and the blooper reel at the end of the film reveal that Miss Yanin's kicks actually did hurt some of the stunt men (did you happen to watch that Kazuo_Kiriyama?) and not all of her kicks were stationary as I recall she did many flying kicks, spin kicks and multiple kicking attacks, but I guess some people we're too busy thinking of stuff to criticize the film about to really notice the great fight choreography or maybe they should be watching something more cerebrally challenge and artistic fare like "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" and stay away from immensely entertaining films like Tom Yum Goong, Born To Fight, and this one.
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    • chowyunpat
    • May 18, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 2008 (Thailand)
    • Country of origin
      • Thailand
    • Official site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Languages
      • Thai
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zen - The Warrior Within
    • Production companies
      • Sahamongkol Film International
      • Baa-Ram-Ewe
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,845
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,180
      • Feb 8, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,179,014
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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