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?
The runtime is 111 minutes (1h 51m).
The film features dialogue in 4 languages: French, Mandarin, English, Portuguese.
It was a co-production between: Cote D'Ivoire, France, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Taiwan.
The film was directed by Abderrahmane Sissako.
The screenplay was written by Abderrahmane Sissako and Kessen Tall.
The score was composed by Armand Amar.
Cinematography was handled by Aymerick Pilarski.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt21994228.
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Average
52 votes
Black Tea
Released
NR
Français, 普通话, English, Português
Cote D'Ivoire, France, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Taiwan
