The Night
2021 20m movie Film Taiwan

The Night

良夜不能留

Synopsis

良夜不能留

In 2019, the night in Hong Kong was still in fascinating beauty and the landscape of everyday life was gradually changing. Travelling the streets, Tsai Ming-liang documented the city's rhythm and ambience, along with an overpass.

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The 2020–2022 Taiwan Window

In the crowded 2020-2022 Taiwan release window, The Night sits at #18 of 26. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Tears on Fire
    #1

    Tears on Fire

    ★ 9.3 · 2021
  2. Workers
    #2

    Workers

    ★ 8.4 · 2020
  3. We Best Love
    #3

    We Best Love

    ★ 7.9 · 2021
  4. The Silent Forest
    #4

    The Silent Forest

    ★ 7.7 · 2020
  5. Danger Zone
    #5

    Danger Zone

    ★ 7.7 · 2021
  6. Detention
    #6

    Detention

    ★ 7.6 · 2020
  7. Dear Tenant
    #7

    Dear Tenant

    ★ 7.6 · 2020
  8. The Victims' Game
    #8

    The Victims' Game

    ★ 7.4 · 2020

The 2020s Taiwan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Taiwan, 30 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Night premiered alongside 9 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 9 other Taiwan films in 2021.

The 164th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).

Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).

Audience Engagement

14
Reviews
29th
Review-volume percentile
3rd
Popularity percentile

14 audience reviews — more than 29% of Taiwan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 3th percentile among Taiwan films.

Production Details

Primary CountryTaiwan
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesHomegreen Films
Runtime20m
Release DateSeptember 1, 2021
IMDbtt15119696