Where the River Flows
2016, Chinese. Directed by Kao Pin-chuan.
College student Gei (Hou Yan Xi) lives with his mom Zhen Ying (Miao Ke Li) in Tamsui. His father, nineties idol Bone, disappeared 24 years ago, leaving behind a half-written song. Because of this, Zhen Ying won't let Gei play the guitar or pursue rock music, leading to constant arguments between the two. Though he has no money himself, Gei is always trying to help out his buddies, and even secretly uses his mother's property to guarantee his friend's debt. One day, after enraging both his mom and girlfriend (Beatrice Fang), Gei gets super drunk and on his way home, he sees a man crying for help in Tamsui River. Gei rescues the man (Chris Wu) and finds that he looks exactly like his father! Bony's sudden arrival changes the family in unexpected ways, even as he constantly badgers Gei to help him return to the past.
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- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 23 April 2016
- Original title
- 鮮肉老爸
- Country
- Taiwan
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Where the River Flows runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Where the River Flows isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 April 2016. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Where the River Flows, try Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, Christmas Cottage, Tuck Everlasting.
Who directed Where the River Flows?
Where the River Flows (2016) was directed by Kao Pin-chuan and stars Wu Kang-ren, Phil Hou, Miao Ke-li.