Chouchou (2003)
Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find his nephew. Hired as an assistant by a psychotherapist, known for his good mood, he also work as a waiter in a transvestite cabaret of Clichy where he meets Stanislas.
- Date of release
- 2003-03-19
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (480)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Merzak Allouache
Casting
- Gad Elmaleh — Choukri, alias Chouchou
- Alain Chabat — Stanislas de la Tour-Maubourg
- Claude Brasseur — Père Léon
- Roschdy Zem — Frère Jean
- Catherine Frot — Le docteur Nicole Milovavovich
- Julien Courbey — Yekea
- Fawzi B. Saichi — Le voiturier du salon de thé
- Arié Elmaleh — Vanessa
- Yacine Mesbah — Djamila
- Micheline Presle — La mère de Stanislas
- Jacques Sereys — Le père de Stanislas
- Michaël Youn — Le transformiste brésilien
Interesting facts
- Box office: €22.3M
- Budget: €7.5M
- Earned 3× its budget
- Filmed in: Marseille
Chouchou is a 2003 French comedy film directed by Merzak Allouache and produced by Christian Fechner. The film follows a cross-dressing Maghrebi man who settles in Paris to find his nephew. The film stars Gad Elmaleh as the title character Chouchou, for which he was nominated the César Award for Best Actor.
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