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Chocolate

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
19K
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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.

  • Director
    • Prachya Pinkaew
  • Writers
    • Napalee
    • Chookiat Sakveerakul
  • Stars
    • JeeJa Yanin
    • Hiroshi Abe
    • Pongpat Wachirabunjong
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Prachya Pinkaew
    • Writers
      • Napalee
      • Chookiat Sakveerakul
    • Stars
      • JeeJa Yanin
      • Hiroshi Abe
      • Pongpat Wachirabunjong
    • 101User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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

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    JeeJa Yanin
    JeeJa Yanin
    • Zen
    • (as Yanin Vismitananda)
    Hiroshi Abe
    Hiroshi Abe
    • Masashi
    Pongpat Wachirabunjong
    • No.8
    Taphon Phopwandee
    • Mangmoon
    Ammara Siripong
    • Zin
    • (as Ammara Siriphong)
    Dechawut Chuntakaro
    • Priscilla
    Hiro Sano
    • Ryo
    • (as Hirokazu Sano)
    Aroon Wanatsabadeewong
    • Ice Factory Owner-Ice Man
    • (as Aroon Wanasbodeewong)
    Anusuk Jangajit
    • Candy Shop Owner
    Nattakit Teachachevapong
    • Pork Man
    Sirimongkhon Iamthuam
    • Boxer No.8 Henchman
    Kittitat Kowahagul
    • Epileptic Boxer
    Thanyathon Seekhiaw
    • Fur
    Pirom Ruangkitjakan
    • Petch
    Soumia Abalhaya
    • Boxer's Henchman
    Silpakorn Mongkolnimite
    • Masashi - Age 3 Year
    • (as Silpakorn Mongkolnimitr)
    Sasisorn Fanyapathomwong
    • Zen - Age 1 Year
    • (as Sasisorn Panyapathomwong)
    Thunchalaporn Chewcharm
    • Zen - Age 3 years
    • (as Thunchalanporn Chiewcharn)
    • Director
      • Prachya Pinkaew
    • Writers
      • Napalee
      • Chookiat Sakveerakul
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Action Movies Featuring a Female Lead (2016)

    User reviews101

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    9/10
    A Mediocre Script, But the Action Is Everything You Want It To Be!
    Note: Check me out as the "Asian Movie Enthusiast" on YouTube, where I review tons of Asian movies.

    Chocolate is the perfect "acid test" to determine who are fans of action movies and who are not. How so? Let me explain. A true fan of action movies has the ability to overlook some flaws in film-making (e.g., script, acting, character development, etc.) if the action sequences are exceptional enough to make up for them. This is no different from fans of art-house dramas who can overlook minimal content if the film can portray everyday life in interesting ways. With that said, Chocolate is one of the best examples of an action movie that has such extraordinary fight sequences that they easily overpower any deficiencies in the script.

    An autistic girl with martial arts skill attempts to collect on the debts of her sick mother. This movie has a mediocre script, and requires some patience from the viewer to slug through the early moments. Once the 30 minute mark arrives, however, the viewer is treated to one of the most amazing displays of asskicking by a female protagonist in the history of action cinema. Virtually all of the remaining 50 minutes is devoted to high quality choreography and bone-crunching maneuvers. The settings and scenarios change frequently, thereby avoiding any feel of repetition or monotony. This is brainless action at its very finest. JeeJa Yanin – an amazing specimen with her fluid moves and hard strikes – catapults herself into the upper echelon of female action stars with this single movie. Her punches and kicks start off rather basic, but get increasingly more complex until they peak during the jaw-dropping finale that lasts a whopping 20 minutes. Lots of fun to be had here.

    Now, a snobby moviegoer will cry about the negatives without even considering the positives. Anyone who does not enjoy the action in this movie seriously needs to get their pulse checked, or at least schedule for a re-alignment of their action movie tastes. There's nothing more scintillating than watching a cute girl kick the living hell out of hundreds (quite literally) of stuntmen in a variety of environments. Basically, if you're not entertained by this, you're not a fan of action movies. (You probably didn't like So Close or Azumi either, right?) Stop fooling yourself and go watch another Tsai Ming-liang film.

    Some critics have claimed that this movie "ripped off" other movies. It didn't. There are a few homages that last a few minutes at most (a few Bruce Lee references, a locker scene reminiscent of Jackie Chan, and some footage from Tony Jaa's movies). These few scenes are only a drop in the bucket, because 95% of the action is independent of any references to other movies. The sign-post battle on the apartment complex balconies is one glaring example of a completely novel (and breathtaking) sequence that pays homage to no one but itself.

    This is definitely worth a blind buy. True fans of martial arts mayhem will end up re-watching the action scenes about a thousand times.
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    • May 14, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 2008 (Thailand)
    • Country of origin
      • Thailand
    • Official sites
      • Sahamongkol Film International (Thailand)
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Languages
      • Thai
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quyền Cước Thượng Đẳng
    • Filming locations
      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Sahamongkol Film International
      • Baa-Ram-Ewe
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • THB 150,000,000 (estimated)
    • 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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