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Light It Up

Movie·1999·Drama, Thriller·1h 39m·Directed by Craig Bolotin

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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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UsherUsherLester DewittVanessa WilliamsVanessa WilliamsAudrey McDonaldForest WhitakerForest WhitakerOfficer Dante JacksonRosario DawsonRosario DawsonStephanie WilliamsRobert Ri'chardRobert Ri'chardZacharias 'Ziggy' MaloneJudd NelsonJudd NelsonKen KnowlesFredro StarrFredro StarrRodney J. TempletonSara GilbertSara GilbertLynn Sabatini

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