Chouchou (film)

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.

Chouchou
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Merzak Allouache
Written by	Merzak Allouache Gad Elmaleh
Produced by	Christian Fechner Hervé Truffaut
Starring	Gad Elmaleh Alain Chabat Claude Brasseur Roschdy Zem Catherine Frot
Cinematography	Laurent Machuel
Edited by	Sylvie Gadmer
Music by	Gilles Tinayre Germinal Tenas
Production companies	Les Films Christian Fechner France 2 Cinéma
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	19 March 2003 (2003-03-19)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$8.3 million[1]
Box office	$22.3 million[2]

Plot

Cast

• Gad Elmaleh as Chouchou
• Alain Chabat as Stanislas
• Claude Brasseur as Father Léon
• Roschdy Zem as Brother Jean
• Catherine Frot as Nicole Milovavovich
• Julien Courbey as Yekea
• Catherine Hosmalin as Madame Armand
• Micheline Presle as Stanislas's Mother
• Jacques Sereys as Stanislas's Father
• Arié Elmaleh as Vanessa
• Yacine Mesbah as Djamila
• Jean-Paul Comart as Inspector Molino
• Anne Marivin as The seller