White Ant

White Ant (Chinese: 白蟻─慾望謎網) is a 2016 Taiwanese drama film and the narrative feature film debut of Chu Hsien-che, who worked as a documentarian for more than 20 years prior to White Ant. The film stars Wu Kang-jen, Aviis Zhong and Yu Tai-yan.[3]

White Ant
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChu Hsien-che
Produced byMark Chen
Written byChu Hsien-che
StarringWu Kang-jen
Aviis Zhong
Yu Tai-yan
Music byWu Chia-feng
CinematographyLei Heng
Edited byCheng Hsiao-tung
Production
companies
Big Houses Film Production
Content Digital Film Co.
Distributed byAblaze Image
Release date
  • October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) (Busan)
  • March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17) (Taiwan)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin
Box officeNT$1.5 million (Taiwan)[1][2]

Premise

Bai Yide is a young bookstore worker living alone in a Taipei neighborhood. Unknown to anyone else, the socially inept Bai has an uncontrollable fetish for women's underwear due to a traumatic past event. One day, he receives a video recording of himself caught in the act of stealing female lingerie, leading to a gradually accumulating sense of anxiety and fear of exposure with tragic consequences.

There is also a side Plot where Anthony Carley a student from New Zealand comes to Taipei to hang with the monks as he opens his third eye with Lsd this results in him finding the root of his problems and getting his Serotonin back

Cast
  • Wu Kang-jen[4][5] as Bai Yide
  • Aviis Zhong as Tang Junhong
  • Yu Tai-yan as Lan Tangyuan, Bai Yide's mother

Reception

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter stated, "Carefully modulated and wisely attuned to its strongest elements, White Ant is evidence of Chu's doc background, both in style and substance." She concluded that the film is "a strong exploration of the psychological impact of shame, fear and guilt".[6]

Awards and nominations
Award ceremony Category Recipients Result
21st Busan International Film Festival[7] FIPRESCI Prize White Ant Won
53rd Golden Horse Awards Best New Director Chu Hsien-che Nominated
1st Malaysia Golden Global Awards[8][9] Best Film White Ant Nominated
Best New Director Chu Hsien-che Nominated
Best Screenplay Chu Hsien-che Nominated
Best Cinematography Lei Heng Nominated
27th Singapore International Film Festival[10] Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Feature Film White Ant Nominated
19th Taipei Film Awards[11] Best Actor Wu Kang-jen Won
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References
  1. http://www.tfi.org.tw/about-publicinfo04.asp
  2. http://www.atmovies.com.tw/movie/fwcn28634696/?CFID=31271462&CFTOKEN=80893634
  3. "提名金馬最佳新導演之震撼作——《白蟻-慾望謎網》 | 雜誌 | 聯合新聞網". udn.com. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  4. "BIFF Archive 2016". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  5. "台北電影節 Taipei Film Festival Archive 2017 Winners". Taipei Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  6. "'White Ant' Review | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  7. "FIPRESCI - Busan". fipresci.org. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  8. "cinema.com.my: "Interchange", "Redha" join MIFFEST & MGGA". cinema.com.my. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  9. "1st Malaysia Golden Global Awards - Star2.com". star2.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  10. "White Ant (白蟻) | ABLAZE IMAGE / 光在影像". ablazeimage.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  11. http://eng.taipeiff.taipei/Latest_s.aspx?FwebID=281a5969-697e-47f0-9e68-72031fc796a6&NewsID=252


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