School on Fire
學校風雲
CINEMA1988-08-20
RegionHK
Runtime101 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A socially conscious crime drama about youth violence and systemic problems.”
“A socially conscious crime drama about youth violence and systemic problems.”
Storyline
A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart, Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
KEYWORDS
schoolhong kongtriads
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