hou's eighth feature film concerns the story of a girl (played by taiwanese pop star lin yang) who works at a kentucky fried chicken location in taipei to support her family, which includes a brother character (played by jack kao) who is involved in crime and gangs. the title is also a reference to a character in the japanese manga "crest of the royal family" who is referred to as the "daughter of the nile." the film won a best original film score award (hung-yi chang) at the 1987 golden horse film festival and also a special jury prize in the international feature film competition at the 1987 torino international festival of young cinema.