Cameroon, right before the country gets its independence. The Dalens live in a small town, run by the French Administration. Marc, the father, is hardly ever at home. Aimée, the mother, spends most of her days in her yard, gardening. Both mother and daughter are in different ways attracted to the boy who runs the house – the athletic Protee – a man of great nobility, intelligence and beauty. This peaceful life is disturbed when a lost plane makes a forced landing on the Dalens’ property.

CHOCOLAT – inspired by the director’s own childhood in Africa – is a reflection upon the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society.