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On display ! - Abderrahmane Sissako, director: “Africa needs to be considered and respected”

2/27/2024, 2:44:16 PM

Highlights: Abderrahmane Sissako is one of the most famous directors on the African continent. Awarded seven Césars for his last feature film “Timbuktu’, where he depicted the Malian city. Ten years later, the Mauritanian filmmaker is back with “Black Tea” The story of Aya, a young Ivorian, who leaves her country for China, after saying “no” on her wedding day. Hired in a tea shop, she falls in love with Chinese culture and her boss, even though everything seems to oppose them.

We welcome one of the most famous directors on the African continent, Abderrahmane Sissako. Awarded seven Césars for his last feature film “Timbuktu”, where he depicted the Malian city…


We welcome one of the most famous directors on the African continent, Abderrahmane Sissako.

Awarded seven Césars for his last feature film “Timbuktu”, where he depicted the Malian city that fell into the hands of jihadists.

Ten years later, the Mauritanian filmmaker is back with “Black Tea”.

The story of Aya, a young Ivorian, who leaves her country for China, after saying “no” on her wedding day.

Hired in a tea shop, she falls in love with Chinese culture and her boss, even though everything seems to oppose them...