I Don't Want to Sleep Alone ranks #2 among 9 Taiwan films released between 2005–2007.
Synopsis
黑眼圈
Rawang, an immigrant from Bangladesh living in awful conditions, takes pity on a Chinese man, Hsiao-kang, who is beaten up and left in the street. Rawang lovingly nurses him on a mattress he found. When he is almost healed, Hsiao-kang meets the waitress Chyi. His love for Rawang is put to the test.
Drama + Romance in Taiwan
26 Taiwan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding I Don't Want to Sleep Alone itself).
Taiwan × and Co-Production
The 2005–2007 Taiwan Window
Among 9 Taiwan films we catalog from this window, I Don't Want to Sleep Alone places #2 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Taiwan, 31 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Don't Want to Sleep Alone premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 58th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
35 audience reviews — more than 68% of Taiwan films in our index.
Review volume (68th percentile) outruns trending popularity (43th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on I Don't Want to Sleep Alone, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- homeless person · 3
- one-sided love · 3
- lovesickness · 2
- lovers · 2
- unhappiness · 2
- kuala lumpur malaysia · 2
- tenderness · 1
- powder · 1
- relationship · 23
- male homosexuality · 18
- nurse · 13
- natural disaster · 10
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #99 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #78 of 118 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Taiwan, Malaysia, Austria, France |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Bengali, Mandarin, Malay |
| Production Companies | Soudaine Compagnie, Homegreen Films, New Crowned Hope, EMI Music Taiwan, Government Information Office of the Republic of China |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | December 2, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0855824 |













