School On Fire (Ringo Lam, 1988) Presented by the Hong Kong Cinema Club

About the Show

SCHOOL ON FIRE

Fully Uncut & Uncensored!

Presented by The Hong Kong Cinema Club & Frank Djeng

“One of director Ringo Lam’s most potent works, this startling, unsparingly gritty vision of innocence lost completes the director’s “On Fire” series (CITY ON FIRE, PRISON ON FIRE) with perhaps his most searing statement on systemic corruption. After witnessing a brutal gangland beating, a young schoolgirl (Fennie Yuen) testifies against the triad responsible—only to find herself targeted by the underworld in a shocking cycle of extortion and exploitation.”

-Criterion

SCHOOL ON FIRE will be presented in its original, rarely-seen uncensored version, from a recent 4K restoration (using VHS inserts for the extended footage), in Cantonese with English subtitles. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.