''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. It stars

D.L. Hughley Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ''ComicView'' from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/ UPN sitcom ''The Hughleys'', and as ...

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

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 as Helen * Pablo Santos as Minnow *

Vicellous Reon Shannon Vicellous Reon Shannon (born April 11, 1971) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Lesra Martin in the 1999 film '' The Hurricane'', and Keith Palmer, the son of presidential candidate David Palmer in the Fox television series '' 2 ...

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