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Daughter of the Nile (1987)

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Drama

Overview

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.

Length 91 minutes

Actors

Yang Lin | Jack Kao | Li Tian-Lu | Tsui Fu-Sheng | Hsin Shu-Fen | Grace Chen Shu-Fang | Wu Nien-Jen | Lam Kui | Yu An-Shun | Sit Chi-Jing | Vega Tsai | Ju Lin | Chih-Cheng Hsueh | Yang Fan

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/07/2023TVStreamingVideo on Demand7.5 stars
03/11/2019TVDVDLibrary7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Rewatched so I can remove from my MUBI list. Still a sobering and tragic story.

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