Prison on Fire (1987)
- Original title
- 監獄風雲
- Directed by
- Ringo Lam
- Genre
- action film, prison film, thriller film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 107 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man is sent to prison where he struggles to survive and forms a bond with another inmate. The film follows their experiences in the violent and corrupt prison system.
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What happens
Prison on Fire is a 1987 Hong Kong prison film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Ka-fai. A sequel, Prison on Fire II, was released in 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
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