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Shackles

Shackles

Sometimes the only way out is to fight.

20055.01h 55m

Overview

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

Directed by Charles Winkler
Written by Donald Martin
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

D.L. Hughley

D.L. Hughley

Ben Cross

Jose Pablo Cantillo

Jose Pablo Cantillo

Gabriel Garcia

Daniel Louis Rivas

Daniel Louis Rivas

Pretty

Barry Shabaka Henley

Barry Shabaka Henley

Virgil

Kristen Wilson

Kristen Wilson

Helen

Tony Lee

Tony Lee

Korean Cop

David Andriole

David Andriole

Councilman Yorkin

Mark Berry

Mark Berry

Rasheed Jackson

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Warden

Rob Brownstein

Rob Brownstein

Duncan Towers

Themes & Keywords

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About Shackles

Shackles is a drama, documentary, tv movie film released in 2005 exploring themes of aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger. Directed by Charles Winkler, it stars D.L. Hughley, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Daniel Louis Rivas. An aspiring teacher (Hughley) takes the one job he's offered, a position at a school inside a prison.

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