Black Tea (DVD)
From Abderrahmane Sissako, the brilliant director of Timbuktu (2014), comes the gorgeous globe-hopping romance Black Tea. After saying no on her wedding day, Aya (Nina Melo) runs away from the Ivory Coast for a new life in the buzzing “Chocolate City” of Guangzhou, China. In this district where the African diaspora meets Chinese culture, she gets hired in a tea boutique owned by Cai (Han Chang), a Chinese man. In the secrecy of the back shop, Cai decides to initiate Aya into the secrets of the tea ceremony. Through the teaching of this ancient and intmate art, they slowly fall in love.
- Berlin Film Festival Press Conference
- Theatrical Trailer
- Abderrahmane Sissako - Director
- Nina Melo - Actor
- Han Chang - Actor
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