Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire

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Release Date

11/13/1987

Runtime

101 mins

Overview

Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates of Triad background. Chung Tin Ching, a veteran inmate and Yiu's mentor, is forced to confront his comrade's enemies time and again, leading up to the final showdown with the head of security.

Status

Released

Original Language

cn

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A brutal prison thriller where survival depends on knowing who to trust and when to fight back. The film burns with the claustrophobic pressure of men trapped together, testing bonds of loyalty against the machinery of institutional violence.

Mood

TenseDefiantDread-soaked

Themes

PowerCorruptionRedemptionFriendship

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

HandheldNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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