Black Tea
2024 · Movie · 111 min. · France
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.
Direction Abderrahmane Sissako
Cast Nina Melo · Chang Han · Michael Chang · Patty Wu · Pei-Jen Yu · Emery Gahuranyi · Isabelle Kabano · Odo Marie · Franck Pycardhy · Cheikh Ahmed Kenkou
Soundtrack Amin Bouhafa
Screenplay Kessen Tall · Abderrahmane Sissako
Cinematography Aymerick Pilarski
Original title Black Tea
Also known as The Perfumed Hill
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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