
Cleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions among female teen offenders and decides to do something about it. He gathers African-American, Latina and Caucasian teens, and organizes a multi-racial track team behind the bars of the prison. Participation in Stack's track team not only breaks down the racial divides between the girls, but puts them on a path to turn their lives around.
Directed by Charles S. Dutton, Racing for Time leans on a strong ensemble — Charles S. Dutton, Elizabeth Peña, Yaya DaCosta — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2008.
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A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
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