School on Fire

School on Fire

1988 · 104 min · CN · 7.2 (33 votes)
Dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung · Starring Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying, Sarah Lee, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung, Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Lam Ching-Ying, William Ho · Music Lowell Lo Koon-Ting
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A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart, Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.

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This film is a raw, relentless dive into escalating danger. It captures the desperate energy of youth caught in a violent underworld, with a gritty, no-holds-barred intensity that leaves you breathless.

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