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School on Fire
School on Fire
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1988
1h 44m
7.3(32 votes)
Drama
Crime
Thriller

Overview

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.

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