On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

Usheras Lester Dewitt
Vanessa Williamsas Audrey McDonald
Forest Whitakeras Officer Dante Jackson
Rosario Dawsonas Stephanie Williams
Robert Ri'chardas Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
Judd Nelsonas Ken Knowles
Fredro Starras Rodney J. Templeton
Sara Gilbertas Lynn Sabatini
Clifton Collins Jr.as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
Glynn Turmanas Principal Allan Armstrong
Elliot Davis