Light It Up (1999)

Directed by

Craig Bolotin

Genre

drama film, teen film, hood film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of high school students accidentally injure a police officer during a confrontation. They then barricade themselves inside their school with the officer as a hostage.

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What happens

Light It Up is a 1999 film starring an ensemble cast that consists of R&B singer/actor Usher Raymond (in his first leading role), Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, and Vanessa L. Williams. The film was written and directed by Craig Bolotin, and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and his wife Tracy Edmonds. The film follows five teenage high school seniors and one sophomore, who hold a wounded police officer hostage and barricade themselves inside the school. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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