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
19 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. White Ant sits at position #16.
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when White Ant premiered. 70 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
6.4
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
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 |