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School on Fire (1988)

School on Fire poster
Original title
學校風雲
Directed by
Ringo Lam
Genre
crime film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
IIB
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A schoolgirl testifies about a triad beating. She then gets trapped by the triad leader who demands protection money. The situation keeps getting worse for her.

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What happens

School on Fire (學校風雲) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam. The film involves a young schoolgirl Chu Yuen Fong (Fennie Yuen) who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart (Roy Cheung), Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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