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About
A Jewish parole officer, Jeff Solomon White, struggles in his new role as a reading teacher for illiterate teens at a New York high school. Hard Lesson film Raised by African American parents, White sees the situation differently and is motivated to fight for his students, who face an almost certain life of crime and prison
Theatrical
Jan 16, 2012
Director
Cast
Full credits →J
Jonathan Sale
G
Glynn Turman
Kevin Sawyer
E
Ella Joyce
Anita Sawyer
F
Frank Vincent
C
Chuck D
H
Heather Tom
Marsha
T
Thomas Mikal Ford
E
Elain R. Graham
K
Kimberly Bailey
K
Kyle Jason
Diggs
S
Sean Mik'ael Butler
Lahab Mullens
E
Eugene Jones III
Travonni Jones
D
Dennis Leonard Johnson
Quincy Ross
J
Joel Weiss
Rabbi
C
Carmel Macklin
Secretary
L
LaMar Staton
Jermaine Murray