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Semisweet: Life in Chocolate

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Semisweet: Life in Chocolate

"If you think chocolate is just candy... think again."

2012

0h 58m

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Unfolding on three continents, this engaging documentary follows four groups of people whose lives are wrapped up in the complex world of chocolate.

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Patrick Roger

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Milton S. Hershey

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Directed by: Michael Allcock
Written by: Michael Allcock

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