Prison Song
“He was her only son. She was his only hope.”
2001•1h 34m•5.5•Released
Drama
Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home throughout his turbulent young life. What has sustained him is his art. After a promised scholarship is taken away, Elijah ends up in a fight that result in the death of another boy. Now, sentenced to a minimum of fifteen years, the young man must find a way to keep his soul alive behind bars or turn into a hardened bitter criminal.
Director
Darnell Martin
Writer
Q-Tip, Darnell Martin
Languages
English
Cast
Q-Tip
Elijah Dixon
Mary J. Blige
Mom
Harold Perrineau
Uncle Cee
Fat Joe
Big Pete
Ian 'Blaze' Kelly
Inmate
Eric McCollum
Thomas Wilson
Denee Rivera
Jolie Martinez
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Young Elijah
Javier Nunez
Eugene
Elvis Costello
Public Defender / Teacher
Fisher Stevens
Prosecutor
Snow
Officer McIntyre
Joe Paradise
Chief Berry
Danny Hoch
Harris
Bobbito Garcia
Brown
Production
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Robert De Niro
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