Drama ·Crime · Taiwan · 1987 · 1h 31m

Daughter of the Nile

尼羅河女兒

Daughter of the Nile poster
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cast
Yang Lin as Lin Hsiao-Yang Jack Kao as Lin Hsiao-Fang Li Tian-Lu as Grandfather Tsui Fu-Sheng as Hsiao-Yang's Father Hsin Shu-Fen as Hsiao-Fen Grace Chen as
Crew
Chen Hwai-En — Director of Photography Liao Ching-sung — Editor Chang Hung-Yi — Original Music Composer Chu Tien-Wen — Writer Wang Chien-He — Story Angelika Wang — Story
Synopsis

Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. With no mother and her father currently working out of town, it is up to Lin Hsiao-yang to take care of her younger siblings, who are slipping into a life of crime.

Trailer Daughter of the Nile — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
melancholynostalgiclyrical
Key Collaborators
Hou Hsiao-hsien Director Chen Hwai-En Director of Photography Liao Ching-sung Editor Chang Hung-Yi Original Music Composer Chu Tien-Wen Writer Wang Chien-He Story Angelika Wang Story Li Hsien-Chang Producer Lu Wen-jen Producer
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