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Cast
Willy Perelsztejn | As: Robert Fortune (voice - english) | |
Charles-Antoine de Rouvre | As: Robert Fortune | |
Xing Xing Chao | As: Wang | |
Han Cheng Zhang | As: Coolie 1er voyage | |
Yuan Zhou Li | As: Sing-Ho |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | How China's tea was stolen |
Certification: | Unknown |
Details
Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Language: English, Français
Release Date: 01 July 2016
Country: CN, CZ, FR, DE, PL, SI, CH
Runtime: 52m
Company Credits
Company: La Compagnie des Taxis-Brousse, ARTE, YouKu, Yuan Ying, Lucky You, PROCIREP, ANGOA, CNC, RSI
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Cast
Willy Perelsztejn |
Robert Fortune (voice - english) |
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Charles-Antoine de Rouvre |
Robert Fortune |
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Xing Xing Chao |
Wang |
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Han Cheng Zhang |
Coolie 1er voyage |
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Yuan Zhou Li |
Sing-Ho |
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Xueheng Liu |
Coolie de Fortune #1 |
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Jianxiang Zhong |
Coolie de Fortune #2 |
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Mathieu Buscatto |
Robert Fortune (voice - french) |
Directed By
Jérôme Scemla |
Director |
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Charles-Antoine de Rouvre |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Jérôme Scemla |
Scenario Writer |
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Lindsay Shapero |
Scenario Writer |
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Charles-Antoine de Rouvre |
Scenario Writer |
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Production Crew
Bénédicte Richard |
Production Manager |
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Maurice Ribière |
Producer |
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Edited By
Bruno Barwise |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Marie Rospabé |
Costume Design |
Sound
Joseph Guigui |
Music |
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Jocelyn Staderoli |
Sound |
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David Dahan |
Music |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
Maurice Ribière |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
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