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Chocolate

2008 · 93 min

A relentless barrage of inventive fight choreography anchored by a surprisingly tender mother-daughter story, mixing brutal gangland violence with earnest emotion.

Tagline
She's sweet but deadly.
Overview
Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • justice
  • violence
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Directed by
Prachya Pinkaew
Written by
Napalee, Chookiat Sakveerakul
Starring
JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee, Ammara Siripong, Dechawut Chuntakaro, Hiro Sano, Aroon Wanasbodeewong
Music
Korrakot Sittivash, Rochan Madicar
Cinematography
Decha Srimantra
Runtime
93 min
Country
Thailand
Languages
English, Japanese, Thai

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