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Shackles

"Sometimes the only way out is to fight."

2005

1h 55m

5.5(6 votes)

Drama

Documentary

TV Movie

Overview

An aspiring teacher (Hughley) takes the one job he's offered, a position at a school inside a prison.

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Amazon Video

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Social & External

Production Companies

Sony Pictures Television

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

D.L. Hughley

Ben Cross

D.L. Hughley

Acting

Jose Pablo Cantillo

Gabriel Garcia

Jose Pablo Cantillo

Acting

Daniel Louis Rivas

Pretty

Daniel Louis Rivas

Acting

Barry Shabaka Henley

Virgil

Barry Shabaka Henley

Acting

Kristen Wilson

Helen

Kristen Wilson

Acting

Tony Lee

Korean Cop

Tony Lee

Acting

David Andriole

Councilman Yorkin

David Andriole

Acting

Mark Berry

Rasheed Jackson

Mark Berry

Acting

Georg Stanford Brown

Warden

Georg Stanford Brown

Acting

Rob Brownstein

Duncan Towers

Rob Brownstein

Acting

Lizette Carrión

Rosa

Lizette Carrión

Acting

Justin Rodgers Hall

Prisoner

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Acting

Pablo Santos

Minnow

Pablo Santos

Acting

Christian Redd

Hood #1

No Image

Acting

Mandy June Turpin

Nurse Browning

Mandy June Turpin

Acting

Margo Winkler

Judge

Margo Winkler

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