Taiwan Synopsis
白蟻：慾望謎網
“What secretly gnaws within devours them all…”
Bai Yide is a young man living alone. He works at a bookstore and derives sexual pleasure by stealing and wearing women’s underwear. One day, he receives a DVD in which his activities have been recorded and he becomes anxious.
The 2016–2018 Taiwan Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 Taiwan release window, White Ant sits at #16 of 19. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Taiwan, 70 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when White Ant premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Taiwan films in 2017.
The 124th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 25% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among Taiwan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #111 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #85 of 118 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Big Houses Film Production |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | March 17, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6129128 |