Daughter of the Nile (1987)
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Juvenile Delinquency Film, Urban Drama |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - Taiwan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
One glance at the 1989 Daughter of the Nile will convince the viewer that this is not the cheapjack 1969 American TV movie of the same name. Instead, this is a compelling Taiwanese drama about a wistful schoolgirl (Yang Lin) 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. Daughter of the Nile was originally released as Nilouhe Nuer.
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schoolgirl, teenagers, crime-ring, comic-book, family
