1988·Drama·1h 44m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
school
hong kong
triads
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Cast
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying
Chu Yuen Fong
Sarah Lee
Sandy Kwok Siu Chun
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Big Brother Smart
Damian Lau Chung-Yan
Teacher Wan
Lam Ching-Ying
Hoi
William Ho
Happy
Victor Hon Kwan
Chu Man Hung
Tommy Wong
Chuen Ngor
Raymond Lee Wai-Man
Teacher
Terrence Fok Shui-Wah
Little Scar
Nam Yin
Chee Hung
Cheng Lui
Brother Sing
Crew
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Director
Nam Yin
Writer
Lowell Lo Koon-Ting
Original Music Composer
Joe Chan Kwong-Hung
Director of Photography
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Executive Producer
Karl Maka
Producer
Tony Chow Kwok-Chung
Post-Production Manager
Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez
Stunt Coordinator
Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez
Assistant Director
Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez
Action Director
Maria Cordero
Songs
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
dparasol
10.0★ · 07/06/26
The third movie in the series, this one is harrowing because, while the heroes of the last film had the means to stand up for themselves, the protagonists of this movie seem pretty much helpless from the very start.
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying and Sarah Lee really are incredible in this, but the entire supporting cast also helps to support the two of them. Their situation is so hopeless, and the typically limpid, ineffectual concerns of the adults around them leave them with no alternatives. Siu Chun's suicide scene is crazy to watch, but it also sets up for Yuen Fong's attempted suicide, which was, to me, a really astonishing sequence in this film (especially that shot of her moving down the hallway, which made me actually gasp and start crying). No matter what she does, no matter how drastic, nobody pays attention to the trouble she's in, at least not until it's far too late.
About a thousand different things happened in this film that made my stomach sink. Almost everything that happens in this film is stressful. Even the cathartic outbreaks of violence in the back half of the film only make things worse for Yuen Fong. The moment when Lam Ching-Ying's Hoi starts to beat the crap out of that son of a bitch is cathartic, but the conflict only escalates even further from there, reaching a horrific fever pitch as a massive knife fight breaks out, turning into a chase as they desperately try to escape from Brother Scar. The final scene is so completely fucked.
Like some of my mutuals, I have been involved in education, and I've taught kids ranging from elementary school age to college age. Something that's really shocking to reflect on is just how many people are complicit in the breakdown of Yuen Fong's life. Everyone from her parents to the police share some brunt of the responsibility for how things happened in Yuen Fong and Siu Chun's lives, the fact she was threatened, beaten, stripped, drugged, raped, trafficked, and felt so abandoned she (somewhat correctly) thought her only recourse was to go after revenge on her own. Today, as ever, young people have no advocates. Screw the bastards, beat them all to death, fuck you.
"Nobody cares about me, even my family and school!"
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying and Sarah Lee really are incredible in this, but the entire supporting cast also helps to support the two of them. Their situation is so hopeless, and the typically limpid, ineffectual concerns of the adults around them leave them with no alternatives. Siu Chun's suicide scene is crazy to watch, but it also sets up for Yuen Fong's attempted suicide, which was, to me, a really astonishing sequence in this film (especially that shot of her moving down the hallway, which made me actually gasp and start crying). No matter what she does, no matter how drastic, nobody pays attention to the trouble she's in, at least not until it's far too late.
About a thousand different things happened in this film that made my stomach sink. Almost everything that happens in this film is stressful. Even the cathartic outbreaks of violence in the back half of the film only make things worse for Yuen Fong. The moment when Lam Ching-Ying's Hoi starts to beat the crap out of that son of a bitch is cathartic, but the conflict only escalates even further from there, reaching a horrific fever pitch as a massive knife fight breaks out, turning into a chase as they desperately try to escape from Brother Scar. The final scene is so completely fucked.
Like some of my mutuals, I have been involved in education, and I've taught kids ranging from elementary school age to college age. Something that's really shocking to reflect on is just how many people are complicit in the breakdown of Yuen Fong's life. Everyone from her parents to the police share some brunt of the responsibility for how things happened in Yuen Fong and Siu Chun's lives, the fact she was threatened, beaten, stripped, drugged, raped, trafficked, and felt so abandoned she (somewhat correctly) thought her only recourse was to go after revenge on her own. Today, as ever, young people have no advocates. Screw the bastards, beat them all to death, fuck you.
"Nobody cares about me, even my family and school!"
The third movie in the series, this one is harrowing because, while the heroes of the last film had the means to stand up for themselves, the protagonists of this movie seem pretty much helpless from the very start.
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying and Sarah Lee really are incredible in this, but the entire supporting cast also helps to support the two of them. Their situation is so hopeless, and the typically limpid, ineffectual concerns of the adults around them leave them with no alternatives. Siu Chun's suicide scene is crazy to watch, but it also sets up for Yuen Fong's attempted suicide, which was, to me, a really astonishing sequence in this film (especially that shot of her moving down the hallway, which made me actually gasp and start crying). No matter what she does, no matter how drastic, nobody pays attention to the trouble she's in, at least not until it's far too late.
About a thousand different things happened in this film that made my stomach sink. Almost everything that happens in this film is stressful. Even the cathartic outbreaks of violence in the back half of the film only make things worse for Yuen Fong. The moment when Lam Ching-Ying's Hoi starts to beat the crap out of that son of a bitch is cathartic, but the conflict only escalates even further from there, reaching a horrific fever pitch as a massive knife fight breaks out, turning into a chase as they desperately try to escape from Brother Scar. The final scene is so completely fucked.
Like some of my mutuals, I have been involved in education, and I've taught kids ranging from elementary school age to college age. Something that's really shocking to reflect on is just how many people are complicit in the breakdown of Yuen Fong's life. Everyone from her parents to the police share some brunt of the responsibility for how things happened in Yuen Fong and Siu Chun's lives, the fact she was threatened, beaten, stripped, drugged, raped, trafficked, and felt so abandoned she (somewhat correctly) thought her only recourse was to go after revenge on her own. Today, as ever, young people have no advocates. Screw the bastards, beat them all to death, fuck you.
"Nobody cares about me, even my family and school!"
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying and Sarah Lee really are incredible in this, but the entire supporting cast also helps to support the two of them. Their situation is so hopeless, and the typically limpid, ineffectual concerns of the adults around them leave them with no alternatives. Siu Chun's suicide scene is crazy to watch, but it also sets up for Yuen Fong's attempted suicide, which was, to me, a really astonishing sequence in this film (especially that shot of her moving down the hallway, which made me actually gasp and start crying). No matter what she does, no matter how drastic, nobody pays attention to the trouble she's in, at least not until it's far too late.
About a thousand different things happened in this film that made my stomach sink. Almost everything that happens in this film is stressful. Even the cathartic outbreaks of violence in the back half of the film only make things worse for Yuen Fong. The moment when Lam Ching-Ying's Hoi starts to beat the crap out of that son of a bitch is cathartic, but the conflict only escalates even further from there, reaching a horrific fever pitch as a massive knife fight breaks out, turning into a chase as they desperately try to escape from Brother Scar. The final scene is so completely fucked.
Like some of my mutuals, I have been involved in education, and I've taught kids ranging from elementary school age to college age. Something that's really shocking to reflect on is just how many people are complicit in the breakdown of Yuen Fong's life. Everyone from her parents to the police share some brunt of the responsibility for how things happened in Yuen Fong and Siu Chun's lives, the fact she was threatened, beaten, stripped, drugged, raped, trafficked, and felt so abandoned she (somewhat correctly) thought her only recourse was to go after revenge on her own. Today, as ever, young people have no advocates. Screw the bastards, beat them all to death, fuck you.
"Nobody cares about me, even my family and school!"
mindofaustin
9.0★ · 01/11/26
okay i might be ringo lam pilled now, i shall refer to him as himgo lam from here on out. roy cheung is immaculate in this, him and ringo lam click real well in this “on fire” series. his jawline game is also immaculate but that’s besides the point, my point is this film is absolutely timeless. even though this film was made almost 40 years ago, it still feels so fresh to this day
okay i might be ringo lam pilled now, i shall refer to him as himgo lam from here on out. roy cheung is immaculate in this, him and ringo lam click real well in this “on fire” series. his jawline game is also immaculate but that’s besides the point, my point is this film is absolutely timeless. even though this film was made almost 40 years ago, it still feels so fresh to this day
Tristan Blyth
9.0★ · 11/10/25
Also incredible
Also incredible
Cineception
9.3★ · 06/26/24
One of Hong Kong’s best… Just so fresh - never done before, whilst involving a great cast, yet adopting the spectacular qualities of ‘Prison On Fire’, which becomes the masterpiece as it is now 🔥
One of Hong Kong’s best… Just so fresh - never done before, whilst involving a great cast, yet adopting the spectacular qualities of ‘Prison On Fire’, which becomes the masterpiece as it is now 🔥
Boris k
9.7★ · 01/22/21
if anyone’s interested what the final text says, as it wasn’t subtitled in my copy.
Howard : Also known as “Scar”, he was charged with having sex with a minor and assault with a deadly weapon. He was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.Lau Yong: Also known as “Sa-Pei”, he was arrested at Shenzhen customs two weeks later. He was charged with murder and sentenced to death.Wan: Released for self-defenseChu Yuen-Fong: Charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Believed to be the victim of the case, she was sentenced to two years of probation and to continue her studies.
if anyone’s interested what the final text says, as it wasn’t subtitled in my copy.
Howard : Also known as “Scar”, he was charged with having sex with a minor and assault with a deadly weapon. He was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment.Lau Yong: Also known as “Sa-Pei”, he was arrested at Shenzhen customs two weeks later. He was charged with murder and sentenced to death.Wan: Released for self-defenseChu Yuen-Fong: Charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Believed to be the victim of the case, she was sentenced to two years of probation and to continue her studies.