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Welcome To The School Of Hard Knocks.Plot:
An aspiring teacher (Hughley) takes the one job he's offered, a position at a school inside a prison. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Prison
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Competition
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Prison Reform
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Compelling and Gritty Realism. Jose Pablo Cantillo Is Awesome! moreCast
(Credited cast) | D.L. Hughley | ... | Ben Cross |
 | Jose Pablo Cantillo | ... | Gabriel Garcia |
 | Daniel Louis Rivas | ... | Pretty |
| Barry Shabaka Henley | ... | Virgil |
| Kristen Wilson | ... | Helen |
| Jerry Quickley | ... | Tone |
 | Tony Lee | ... | Korean Cop |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | David Andriole | ... | Councilman Yorkin |
 | Mark Berry | ... | Rasheed Jackson |
| Georg Stanford Brown | ... | Warden |
 | Rob Brownstein | ... | Duncan Towers |
| Lizette Carrion | ... | Rosa |
| Dan Desmond | ... | Randolph |
| Lorenzo Eduardo | ... | Double B |
| Justin Rodgers Hall | ... | Prisoner |
| Kelli Jackson | ... | Valeria Johnson |
| Juanita Jennings | ... | Bella |
 | Janis Jones | ... | Prison Guard |
 | David Kagen | ... | Peter Travers |
 | Page Kennedy | ... | Page |
| Eben Kostbar | ... | Geeky White Kid |
| Rege Lewis | ... | Kevin Marshall |
| Cynthia Martell | ... | Loretta |
| Danny Martinez | ... | Prison Slam Poet |
 | Jesus Mayorga | ... | Pablo |
| Damien Midkiff | ... | Jamie Hanson |
 | Sandra Nelson | ... | Louise |
| Paul Vincent O'Connor | ... | Captain O'Leary |
 | Erlinda Orozco | ... | Monica |
| Alonso 'Scooter' Powell | ... | Street Drummer |
| Christian Redd | ... | Hood #1 |
 | Cisco Reyes | ... | Poetry Kid |
 | Pablo Santos | ... | Minnow |
 | Vicellous Reon Shannon | ... | Sammy One |
| Tony Shore | ... | Prisoner |
| Deborah Strang | ... | Dr. Beecher |
 | Angela Sun | ... | Anna MacDonald |
| C.C. Taylor | ... | Cop #1 |
 | Mandy June Turpin | ... | Nurse Browning |
| Benny Urquidez | ... | Boxer |
| Rolonda Watts | ... | June Rutherford |
 | Casey Williams | ... | Carol Horst |
 | Charles Winkler | ... | Prosecutor |
| Margo Winkler | ... | Judge |
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Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug content.Parents Guide:
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This was so tense and realistic, that I was glued to my seat. Jose Pablo Cantillo is an awesome talent, with a strong presence on the big screen. He made this work seem so real. His performance was not just a performance; he made this feel like he WAS the character.
This little-known work is far above any drama of this type I have ever seen. There are hundreds of dramas concerning prison life and interaction with those who live on the inside. And this one is the most shocking, while touching your heart in a way that stays with you for some time after watching it.
This film is dark, but beautiful in its style and execution. I was moved by the characters, whose exposition is worthy of the audience's emotional investment, while delivering top notch dramatic fare.
"When you look into the Abyss, the Abyss also looks back at you." This is amazing, and it rates a 9.2/10 from...
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