Black Tea

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?

Director: Abderrahmane Sissako

Cast: Nina Mélo, Chang Han, Wu Ke-xi, Michael Chang, Yu Pei-Jen, Huang Wei, Isabelle Kabano, Emery Gahuranyi

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.