Tea War: The Adventures of Robert Fortune
“How China's tea was stolen”
2016•52m•Released
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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
Jérôme Scemla
Languages
English, French
Studio
La Compagnie des Taxis-Brousse
Cast
Willy Perelsztejn
Robert Fortune (voice - english)
Charles-Antoine de Rouvre
Robert Fortune
Xing Xing Chao
Wang
Han Cheng Zhang
Coolie 1er voyage
Yuan Zhou Li
Sing-Ho
Xueheng Liu
Coolie de Fortune #1
Jianxiang Zhong
Coolie de Fortune #2
Mathieu Buscatto
Robert Fortune (voice - french)
Production
Company
La Compagnie des Taxis-Brousse
Company
ARTE
Company
Yuan Ying
Company
Lucky You
Company
PROCIREP
Company
ANGOA
Company
CNC
Company
RSI
Company
Youku
Producer
Maurice Ribière
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