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Black Tea

Original title

Black Teaaka

AKA

The Perfumed Hill

Year

2024

Running time

111 min.

Country

France

Director

Abderrahmane Sissako

Screenwriter

Kessen Tall, Abderrahmane Sissako

Cast

Music

Amin Bouhafa

Cinematography

Aymerick Pilarski

Producer

Co-production France-Mauritania-Luxembourg-Taiwan-Ivory Coast;

Archipel 35, Cinéfrance Studios, Dune Vision. Distributor: Gaumont

Genre

Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 2024: Berlin International Film Festival: nominated to Golden Bear - Best Picture.

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User history

Black Tea

2024

Abderrahmane Sissako