Directed by:
Hsiao-Hsien HouScreenplay:
Tien-Wen ChuCinematography:
Huai-en ChenPlots(1)
Daughter of the Nile is a rich and poignant drama about a young woman struggling to support her family amidst the violent and neon-soaked milieu of 1980's Taipei. Lin (Lin Hsiao-yang) works as a waitress in a fried chicken restaurant, attends night school and pines after her brother's friend, local gigolo Ah-sang (Fan Yang). Increasingly constrained by the casual brutality of the world around her, Lin finds escape imagining herself as the titular Daughter of the Nile, a character from her favourite manga series. Based on the personal experiences of screenwriter, Chu Tien-wen Daughter of the Nile is a profoundly moving observation of marginalised youth. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Jack Kao
Taiwan
Best movies:
Goodbye South Goodbye (1996)
Unbeatable (2013)
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Shu-fen Hsin
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dust in the Wind (1986)
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Daughter of the Nile (1987)
Diana Yang
Taiwan
Best movies:
Daughter of the Nile (1987)
Tien-lu Li
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dust in the Wind (1986)
Daughter of the Nile (1987)
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Grace Chen
Taiwan
Best movies:
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An-Shun Yu
Taiwan
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Chü Lin
Taiwan
Best movies:
Dust in the Wind (1986)
Daughter of the Nile (1987)
A City of Sadness (1989)