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White Ant
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Wikipedia article
'White Ant' (Chinese: ) 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.
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.
Cast
*Wu Kang-jen 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".
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References
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