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Tea War: The Adventures of Robert Fortune
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TEA WAR: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT FORTUNE

"How China's tea was stolen"

20160h 52m

Directed by Jérôme Scemla

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In the 19th century, China held the monopoly on tea, which was dear and fashionable in the West, and the British Empire exchanged poppies, produced in its Indian colonies and transformed into opium, for Chinese tea.

Cast

Willy Perelsztejn

Willy Perelsztejn

Robert Fortune (voice - english)

Charles-Antoine de Rouvre

Charles-Antoine de Rouvre

Robert Fortune

Xing Xing Chao

Xing Xing Chao

Wang

Han Cheng Zhang

Han Cheng Zhang

Coolie 1er voyage

Yuan Zhou Li

Yuan Zhou Li

Sing-Ho

Xueheng Liu

Xueheng Liu

Coolie de Fortune #1

Jianxiang Zhong

Jianxiang Zhong

Coolie de Fortune #2

Mathieu Buscatto

Mathieu Buscatto

Robert Fortune (voice - french)

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity6.8
Humor5.8
Realism10
Action5.4
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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