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Directed by Ringo Lam

Prison on Fire II

1h 53m

Directed by Ringo Lam • 1991 • Hong Kong
Starring Chow Yun-fat, Chen Sung-young, Yu Li

Chow Yun-fat returns as a convict navigating the perils of life in a repressive Hong Kong jail in Ringo Lam’s hard-hitting sequel to his action classic PRISON ON FIRE. Here, the good-hearted Ching (Chow) must contend with escalating tensions between the Hong Kong inmates and those from the Chinese mainland, while attempting to reconnect with his orphaned son—leading him to make a daring try for freedom.

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