Black Tea

Translated from swedish: A film about passions, pleasure and quiet love.
- Björn Jansson

Swedish: sverigesradio.se »

Translated from swedish: In "Black Tea", a fragile erotic bond forms between two employees at a tea shop in China. A film that capitalizes on genuine tea expertise can hardly be bad.
- Jan Söderqvist

Swedish: svd.se »

Translated from swedish: Sensual tale of love across cultural boundaries. The actors shine in Abderrahme Sissako's new film.
- Annika Gustafsson

Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »

Translated from swedish: The African diaspora in China is a fascinating topic to explore, and serves as a compelling metaphor, but when Aya's story suddenly becomes Cai's, "Black Tea" loses its focus.
- Caroline Hainer

Swedish: gp.se »

Translated from swedish: It's a slow, melancholic film about friendship, complicated romantic ties, silence, betrayal, and hope that's infused with people's longing to escape from what is and reach for something else that exists only in their imagination. The film's slow pace is both a blessing and a curse. It allows the film's moods to emerge, but also risks losing the audience. Sometimes the dialogue between characters is beautifully nuanced, and sometimes it's rather stiff and superficial.
- Ulf Olsson

Swedish: kulturbloggen.com »

Translated from swedish: A film saturated with melancholy but a bit too foolishly chaste and wobbly to convince.
- Fredrik Sahlin

Swedish: dn.se »

Translated from swedish: The premise itself still keeps my interest up – it's not every day you get insight into an African diaspora in China. I also understand that Abderrahmane Sissako wants to stay within the framework of romantic drama and work with a soft approach. But there's virtually zero friction here. So much potentially interesting dynamics gets lost.
- Sonya Helgesson Ralevic

Swedish: unt.se »