

Daughter of the Nile
1987, Chinese. Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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Daughter of the Nile is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India.
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- Released
- 22 August 1987
- Original title
- 尼羅河女兒
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Wang Chien-He, Chu Tien-wen, Angelika Wang
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Daughter of the Nile runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Daughter of the Nile is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Daughter of the Nile?
If you liked Daughter of the Nile, try Each Dawn I Die, Blind Mountain, The Naked City.
Who directed Daughter of the Nile?
Daughter of the Nile (1987) was directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and stars Yang Lin, Jack Kao, Li Tian-Lu.