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?
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Cast
15 people
Nina Mélo
Aya
Known for
Starving Generation
Girlhood
Chang Han
Cai
Known for
Someday or One Day
A Brighter Summer Day
Wu Ke-xi
Ying
Known for
Nina Wu
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
Han Chang
Cai
Michael Chang
Li-Ben
Also in
My Tooth Your Love
First Note of Love
Yu Pei-Jen
Mei
Also in
Untold Herstory
The Busy Young Psychic
Huang Wei
Wen
Also in
A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers
The Space Worriers
Isabelle Kabano
Vivi
Known for
Small Country: An African Childhood
Emery Gahuranyi
Trésor
No other roles listed
Franck Pycardhy
Toussaint
No other roles listed
Jacqueline Zhu
Douyue
Known for
Lust, Caution
Someday or One Day
Véronique Bailly
Touli
Also in
On the Tip of the Tongue
Abderrahmane Sissako Director · Kessen Tall Writer Armand Amar Composer
United States release May 9, 2025 · Produced in Côte d’Ivoire, France, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Taiwan · Languages Chinese, English, French, Portuguese
Production
Archipel 33>35
Production
Cinéfrance Studios
Production
Dune Vision
Production
House on Fire
Production
House on Fire International
Production
Red Lion
Production
Côte d’Ivoire · France · Luxembourg · Mauritania · Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · Portuguese
Release dates
Germany · February 21, 2024
Premiere
France · February 28, 2024
Theatrical
United States · May 30, 2024
Digital · iTunes
United States · May 9, 2025
Limited theatrical
Brazil
October 7, 2024 · Premiere · Festival do Rio
November 14, 2024 · Theatrical
Canada
September 27, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Germany
June 19, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 25, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Film Festival
Italy
May 15, 2025 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
March 8, 2024 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Netherlands
June 13, 2024 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 2, 2025 · Theatrical
Russia
October 17, 2024 · Theatrical · Про:взгляд
November 21, 2024 · Digital
Spain
September 13, 2024 · Theatrical
Taiwan
May 24, 2024 · Theatrical
September 13, 2024 · Digital · myVideo
Türkiye
April 26, 2024 · Theatrical
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