The Siege at Thorn High

In 2027 Indonesia remains unstable, with anti-Chinese discrimination still widespread. Edwin, now a substitute teacher, accepts a position at the notoriously unruly Bukit Duri Senior High School while quietly searching for his nephew. He faces hostility from students, particularly Jefri, who leads a group known for targeting ethnic Chinese classmates. After Edwin intervenes to stop an attack on a student named Kristo, tensions escalate, and Jefri later assaults him. The school expels Jefri, but during Independence Day preparations, large-scale riots erupt again across Jakarta. Exploiting the chaos, Jefri and his gang storm the school armed with weapons. Edwin, staff member Diana, Kristo, and another student, Rangga, barricade themselves inside the auditorium.