Chouchou

Produced in 2003

Film Information

Festival Edition 2003 - Edition 6

Section Panorama

Director Merzak Allouache

Country France

Duration 100 mins

Language French

Category Panorama 2003

Producer Christian Fechner

Screenplay Gad Elmaleh, Merzak Allouache

Cast Gad Elmaleh, Catherine Frot

Genre Comedy

Synopsis

Intent on finding his nephew, young North African man Chouchou disguises himself as a South American evildoer 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 Homma's boy-bachelor Stanislas sees Chouchou, it is love at first sight... A touching and delirious comedy about sexual identity and tolerance...

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Chouchou