Black Tea

Feb 28, 2024

1h 51m

★ 5.9

Overview

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?

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Archipel 33>35

Cinéfrance Studios

Dune Vision

House on Fire

House on Fire International

Red Lion

Black Tea Trailers

Cast

Aya

Nina Mélo

Cai

Chang Han

Ying

Wu Ke-Xi

Li-Ben

Michael Chang

Mei

Pei-Jen Yu

Wen

Wei Huang

Vivi

Isabelle Kabano

Trésor

Emery Gahuranyi

Toussaint

Franck Pycardhy

Douyue

Jacqueline Zhu Zhi-Ying

Touli

Véronique Bailly

Le maire

Roger Pegard

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