''Shackles'' is a 2005 film directed by

Charles Winkler Charles Winkler is an American television and film director and producer. He is the son of Academy Award-winning producer and director Irwin Winkler and actress Margo Winkler. He was married to actress Sandra Nelson from 1998 until their divorc ...

and written by

Donald Martin Don Martin may refer to: * Don Martin (cartoonist) (1931–2000), cartoonist for ''Mad Magazine'' * Don Martin (footballer) (1944–2009), English professional footballer for Northampton Town and Blackburn Rovers * Don Martin (basketball) (1920– ...

. It stars D.L. Hughley and

Jose Pablo Cantillo Jose Pablo Cantillo (born March 30, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ricky Verona in ''Crank'', Miguel in ''Cleaner'' (2007), Pepe in '' Streets of Blood'' (2011), Detective Martinez in '' El Chicano'' (2018), Hector Sal ...

. The poems featured in the film were written by Jerry Quickley.

Cast

* D.L. Hughley as Ben Cross *

as Gabriel Garcia * Jerry Quickley as Tone * Mark Berry as Rasheed * Daniel Louis Rivas as Pretty *

Barry Shabaka Henley Barry Shabaka Henley (born Barry Joseph Henley; September 15, 1954) is an American character actor. Henley has appeared as a regular in a number of television series, has numerous film credits, and is a fixture in films by director Michael Mann, ...

as Virgil *

Georg Stanford Brown Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943) is an American actor and director, perhaps best known as one of the stars of the ABC police television series '' The Rookies'' from 1972 to 1976. On the show, Brown played the character of Officer Terry ...

as Warden *

Kristen Wilson Kristen Wilson (born September 4, 1969) is a former American actress, best known as Miranda DuBaer in '' Twitches'' and ''Twitches Too'' and as Lisa Dolittle in the films '' Dr. Dolittle'', '' Dr. Dolittle 2'', and '' Dr. Dolittle 3''. Early li ...

as Helen * Pablo Santos as Minnow * Vicellous Reon Shannon as Sammy One * Paul Vincent O'Connor as Captain O'Leary * Genoveze as El Perro

References

External links

* 2005 films American drama films 2005 drama films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Charles Winkler 2000s American films {{2000s-drama-film-stub