The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!

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Release Date

9/16/1994

Runtime

109 mins

Overview

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$3,291,163

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A young Black cop discovers systemic corruption within his own department and must choose between silence and integrity, navigating institutional racism while risking everything to expose the truth. This is a taut, morally urgent thriller about what it costs to stand alone against the system.

Mood

TenseAngryDefiantBleak

Themes

RaceCorruptionJusticePowerFriendship

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Racial violence

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