Light It Up

Light It Up

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1999-11-04
Duration:99 min
Director:Craig Bolotin
Actors:Usher, Vanessa Williams, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard
Production:Edmonds Entertainment Group, Fox 2000 Pictures
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Overview:

On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

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