Taiwan Synopsis
第四張畫
Ten year-old Xiang faces a lonely future after his father dies. Just when he thinks he's going to spend his life in the orphanage, his estranged mother shows up. And his life changes forever… A loveless mother, a hateful stepfather, a chilly home. Where's Xiang heading to? He finds comfort in drawing and his work reveals his longing for care and affection. Life is full of hope again when he meets the old school janitor who doesn't show his kindness easily and a portly man who has crazy ideas and is haunted with nightmares of his brother. A scary truth is about to be unmasked. Will Xiang be able to depict his own image in the fourth portrait?
The 2009–2011 Taiwan Window
The Fourth Portrait holds position #12 of 24 Taiwan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
★ 8.1 · 2011
#2Out of Sight
★ 7.7 · 2010
#3You Are the Apple of My Eye
★ 7.4 · 2011
#4Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 1: The Sun Flag
★ 7.3 · 2011
#5Hear Me
★ 7.2 · 2009
#6In Time with You
★ 7.2 · 2011
#7One Day
★ 7.2 · 2010
#87 Days in Heaven
★ 6.9 · 2010
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
2010 was the decade’s peak output year for Taiwan — 9 titles released, including The Fourth Portrait. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (70 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Taiwan films in 2010.
The 82nd Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 21% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among Taiwan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #90 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #72 of 118 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | 3 Ng Film, Cream Film Production |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | October 22, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1703914 |