Black Tea
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Produced by Archipel 33>35, Cinéfrance Studios
A tender cross-cultural romance centered on two people finding unexpected love amid personal trauma and social resistance.
Aya, a young Ivorian woman in her early thirties, says no on her wedding day, to everyone’s astonishment. After emigrating to Asia, she works in a tea export shop with Cai, a 45-year-old Chinese man. Aya and Cai fall in love but can their affair survive the turmoil of their past and other people’s prejudices?
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Like Black Tea
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Same Mood as Black Tea
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Like Black Tea, But Darker
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Like Black Tea, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
