China Synopsis
黑处有什么
A serial murder case rocks a small town in China's semi-rural Hebei province. The film explores the case from the viewpoint of a teenage schoolgirl, Jing (Su Xiaotong), who becomes entangled with the case while struggling with her own burgeoning sexuality. In the face of police ineptitude and authoritarianism, and the restrictive, conservative mentality of the town's locals, Jing begins to develop her own theory about the case.
The 2015–2017 China Window
191 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. What’s in the Darkness sits at position #102.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when What’s in the Darkness premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #637 of 946 China films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #400 of 547 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Xiao Mi Pictures Co., HH Pictures Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | February 13, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5131124 |