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Erik, the Asian Movie Enthusiast presents:

A review of “School On Fire”, a Hong Kong crime thriller/drama from 1988 that earned a Category III rating by the Hong Kong motion picture rating system. It was directed by Ringo Lam.

Our main protagonist in “School On Fire” is a high school girl named Yuen-fong. One of her classmates is bullying her about something, but her best friend sticks up for her. Now, her best friend is dating a delinquent who is directly connected to the triads. At first, this seems like a convenient fact because he steps in and seemingly rectifies the problem. Unfortunately, after school the boyfriend has his triad buddies physically attack this bully, which results in someone dying.

Of course, now the police get involved and start asking questions. Our protagonist Yuen-fong – under pressure from the cops and her teachers – decides to give them some information on the killers, which consequently pisses off the triads. From that point on, things go from bad to worse.

This is a very good movie with a strong dramatic foundation and properly developed conflicts.

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