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?
Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
tea
interracial relationship
accidental love
tea ceremony
côte d'ivoire
guangzhou, china
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Letterboxd
2.4 / 5
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Cast
Nina Mélo
Aya
Chang Han
Cai
Wu Ke-xi
Ying
Michael Chang
Li-Ben
Yu Pei-Jen
Mei
Huang Wei
Wen
Isabelle Kabano
Vivi
Jacqueline Zhu
Douyue
Crew
Abderrahmane Sissako
Director
Abderrahmane Sissako
Writer
Kessen Tall
Writer
Armand Amar
Original Music Composer
Nadia ben Rachid
Editor
Vincent Quénault
Producer
Olivier Père
Co-Producer
David Gauquié
Producer
Denis Freyd
Producer
Pascal Mayer
Music Supervisor
Amine Bouhafa
Sound
Véronique Sacrez
Production Design
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Ja
2.0★ · 08/13/25
I wanted to love this film. Honestly, I am speechless, so disappointed.
I wanted to love this film. Honestly, I am speechless, so disappointed.
