Taiwan Synopsis
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“Back to School…”
Set in Taiwan during the 'White Terror' period of martial law, a high school girl who awakens in an empty school, only to find that her entire community has been abandoned except for one other student. Soon they realize that they have entered a realm filled with vengeful spirits and hungry ghosts.
The 2018–2020 Taiwan Window
26 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Detention sits at position #14.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Detention. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From 1 Production Film
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Detention premiered. 70 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #79 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Taiwan Horror productions specifically: #3 of 17 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | 1 Production Film, Lots Home Entertainment, Filmagic Pictures, Gamania Digital Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | September 20, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10805432 |