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School on Fire
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School on Fire

1988 · 101 min Drama Crime Thriller
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Schoolgirl Yuen Fong witnesses a brutal triad beating and chooses to testify in court. Her act of courage draws the predatory attention of the gang's leader, Brother Smart. Instead of justice, she is met with extortion, forced to pay "protection" money for her testimony. The school corridors, once a place of learning, morph into a battleground where teachers are powerless and classmates become either prey or accomplices. As the threats escalate, Yuen Fong's ordinary life unravels, forcing her to navigate a terrifying landscape of fear and survival where childhood ends abruptly.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Ringo Lam's film is a raw, unflinching social exposé where teen drama collides with gritty crime thriller. It shocks with its visceral language and near-documentary brutality, laying bare the vulnerability of institutions against organized chaos.

What lingers after the credits is a profound unease about the systems that fail the innocent and the corrosive price of fear in a society's youngest corners. A harsh, essential watch. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

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The oppressive hum of school corridors, violent flashes against childish drawings, an electric current of futility.

🎭 Cast

Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying

Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying

Chu Yuen Fong

Sarah Lee

Sarah Lee

Sandy Kwok Siu Chun

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Big Brother Smart

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Teacher Wan

Lam Ching-Ying

Lam Ching-Ying

Hoi

William Ho

William Ho

Happy

Victor Hon Kwan

Victor Hon Kwan

Chu Man Hung

Tommy Wong

Tommy Wong

Chuen Ngor

Raymond Lee Wai-Man

Raymond Lee Wai-Man

Teacher

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Tse Wai-Kit

Student

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