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Shackles

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Ben Cross (D.L. Hughley) is desperate for work when he's contacted by a warden (Georg Stanford Brown) to teach at his prison. Cross jumps at the chance, hoping to inspire inmates with the power of words, but he meets resistance. Through sheer force of will, he manages to get his message across -- especially to Gabriel Garcia (Jose Pablo Cantillo), who excels under his guidance. Some prisoners are harder to reach than others, however, and Cross faces a situation that threatens to explode.
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Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews 10/04/2005
5/10
tells an old story in occasionally inventive way Go to Full Review Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 09/04/2005
1.5/5
A dreary little button-pusher laden with overbaked dramatics, coloring book plot conventions, and annoyingly simplistic answers to several truly difficult questions. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Charles Winkler

Director

D.L. Hughley

Ben Cross

Jose Pablo Cantillo

Gabriel Garcia

Georg Stanford Brown

Warden

Vicellous Reon Shannon

Sammy One

Jerry Quickley

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Synopsis Ben Cross (D.L. Hughley) is desperate for work when he's contacted by a warden (Georg Stanford Brown) to teach at his prison. Cross jumps at the chance, hoping to inspire inmates with the power of words, but he meets resistance. Through sheer force of will, he manages to get his message across -- especially to Gabriel Garcia (Jose Pablo Cantillo), who excels under his guidance. Some prisoners are harder to reach than others, however, and Cross faces a situation that threatens to explode.
Director
Charles Winkler
Producer
Rob Cowan
Screenwriter
Donald Martin
Production Co
Destination Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 25, 2011
Runtime
1h 55m
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