Black Tea

Black Tea

Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako

Produced by Archipel 33>35, Cinéfrance Studios

2024111 min6.0 / 10

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?

Questions people ask

  • Is Black Tea violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Black Tea easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Black Tea sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Black Tea scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Black Tea end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Black Tea

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Black Tea

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Black Tea, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Black Tea, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Black Tea, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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