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Tea War: The Adventures of Robert Fortune

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Calorie Rating: 73
Released: 2016-07-01
Running Time: 52 Minutes
Homepage: http://www.cie-taxibrousse.com/en/film/francais-les-aventures-de-robert-fortune-ou-comment-le-the-fut-vole-aux-chinois/
Studios: La Compagnie des Taxis-Brousse, ARTE, YouKu, Yuan Ying, Lucky You, PROCIREP, ANGOA, CNC, RSI,


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. Inundated by the drugs, China was forced to open up its market, and the British consolidated their commercial dominance. In 1839, the Middle Empire introduced prohibition. The Opium War was declared… Great Britain emerged as the winner, but the warning was heeded: it could no longer depend on Chinese tea. The only alternative possible was to produce its own tea. The East India Company therefore entrusted one man with finding the secrets of the precious beverage. His mission was to develop the first plantations in Britain’s Indian colonies. This latter-day James Bond was called Robert Fortune – a botanist. After overcoming innumerable ordeals in the heart of imperial China, he brought back the plants and techniques that gave rise to Darjeeling tea.

Director / Directors



Cast

Willy Perelsztejn
Character: Robert Fortune (voice - english)
Charles-Antoine de Rouvre
Character: Robert Fortune
Xing Xing Chao
Character: Wang

Han Cheng Zhang
Character: Coolie 1er voyage
Yuan Zhou Li
Character: Sing-Ho
Xueheng Liu
Character: Coolie de Fortune #1

Jianxiang Zhong
Character: Coolie de Fortune #2
Mathieu Buscatto
Character: Robert Fortune (voice - french)


Production and Crew

Jérôme Scemla
Scenario Writer

Bénédicte Richard
Production Manager
Maurice Ribière
Art Direction

Lindsay Shapero
Scenario Writer

Marie Rospabé
Costume Design