# School on Fire (1988)

> A schoolgirl’s grief and exposure to triad power turn a Hong Kong campus into a pressure cooker of youth violence and social breakdown.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/74907

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
- Cast: Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying, Sarah Lee, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung, Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Lam Ching-Ying, William Ho, Victor Hon Kwan, Tommy Wong
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096472/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, brooding, harrowing, crime film night, hong kong cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A schoolgirl's life spirals into chaos as she confronts the dark underbelly of Hong Kong's triads.

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