Black Tea
2024·France·111 min.
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Aya is a woman in her early thirties. After astonishing everyone by saying “No” on her wedding day, she leaves the Ivory Coast for a new life in China. Living in an area where the African diaspora meets the Chinese culture, she finds a job in a tea boutique owned by Cai, a 45-year-old Chinese man. In the privacy of the shop’s backroom, Cai initiates Aya into the Chinese tea ceremony. As he teaches her this ancient art, their relationship slowly grows into one of tender love. But for their burgeoning passion to be supported by trust, both of them must let go of their burdens and face up to their pasts.
DirectorAbderrahmane Sissako
MusicAmin Bouhafa
CinematographyAymerick Pilarski
CastNina Melo·Chang Han·Michael Chang·Patty Wu·Pei-Jen Yu·Emery Gahuranyi·Isabelle Kabano·Odo Marie·Franck Pycardhy·Cheikh Ahmed Kenkou
Original titleBlack Tea
Also known asThe Perfumed Hill