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Prison on Fire – Life Sentence (2001)

Prison on Fire – Life Sentence poster
Original title
監獄風雲之終身犯
Directed by
Edmond Yuen Chi-Keung
Genre
drama film, prison film, crime film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is sent to a Hong Kong prison and must navigate the dangers and power struggles among inmates and guards. He forms uneasy alliances and faces violence as he tries to survive his sentence.

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What happens

Prison on Fire – Life Sentence is a 2001 Hong Kong crime thriller film ,directed by Edmond Yuen and starring Ben Wong, Iris Wong, Tommy Wong, William Ho, Lee Wai-kei, Chapman To and Bill Lung. Despite the title, this film is not related to the 1987 film Prison on Fire and its 1991 sequel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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