Daughter of the Nile
1987·Taiwan·91 min.
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A wistful schoolgirl who is peripherally involved in a teen-aged crime ring. She escapes from the harshness of her surrounding reality by reading her favorite comic book, Daughter of the Nile. Despite its inherent whimsical nature, the film is a straight-on look at urban decay in modern Taiwan.
DirectorHou Hsiao-Hsien
ScreenwriterChu Tien-Wen
CinematographyHuai-en Chen
CastJack Kao·Lin Yang·Grace Chen·Tianlu Li·Tsui Fu-sheng·Chih-Cheng Hsueh·Hsin Shu-Fen·Ju Lin·Wu Nien-jen
Original titleNi luo he nu er (Daughter of the Nile)