Prison on Fire - Life Sentence

Prison on Fire - Life Sentence

Film poster
Traditional 監獄風雲之終身犯
Simplified 监狱风云之终身犯
Mandarin Jiān Yù Fēng Yún Zhī Zhōng Shēn Fàn
Cantonese Gaam1 Jeok6 Fung1 Wan4 Zi1 Zung1 San1 Faan2
Directed by Edmond Yuen
Produced by Nam Yin
Screenplay by Nam Yin
Rex Hou
Starring Ben Wong
Iris Wong
Tommy Wong
William Ho
Lee Wai-kei
Chapman To
Bill Lung
Music by Brother Hung
Cinematography Yip Wai-ying
Production
company
B&S Limited
East Entertainment
Distributed by B&S Films Distribution
Release dates
 18 March 2001 (2001-03-18)
Running time
 83 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK$18,240[1]

Prison on Fire - Life Sentence is a 2001 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Edmond Yuen and starring Ben Wong, Iris Wong, Tommy Wong, William Ho, Lee Wai-kei, Chapman To and Bill Lung. Despite the title, this film is not related to the 1987 film Prison on Fire and its 1991 sequel.

Plot

A group of prisoners were doing a variety of activities on the courtyard. Big Fool (William Ho) and Crazy Bill (Tommy Wong) were playing basketball where Bill kicks the ball towards Tung (Ben Wong), who kicks it away. Bill felt humiliated by it and stars a fight with Tung where Tung ends out hospitalized. During hospitalization, Tung thinks about the time when his family moved to another house and opened a food stall nearby. However, their stall was burnt by triad leader Sing (Bill Lung), who constantly bullies Tung's family and also raped Tung's girlfriend, Sau (Iris Wong). Unable to tolerate Sing's bullying, Tung kills Sing by chopping him to death, which leads Tung to being imprisoned.

Cast

Reception

Critical

Hong Kong Film Net gave the film a score of 6.5/10 noting the unoriginal plot, but also praising it as a decent triad film that makes a good contrast to the Hollywood inspired Hong Kong films coming out that period despite its low budget.[2]

Box office

The film grossed HK$18,240 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 8 to 14 March 2001 in Hong Kong.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Prison on Fire - Life Sentence at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
  2. ↑ "Prison on Fire: Life Sentence film review".
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