Prison Song

Prison Song

94 mins | Drama | April 27, 2001

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.

Prison Song

94 mins | Drama | April 27, 2001

Prison Song
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers
Original title Prison Song
Directors Darnell Martin
Writers Q-Tip, Darnell Martin

Cast

Q-Tip

as Elijah Dixon

Mary J. Blige

as Mom

Harold Perrineau

as Uncle Cee

Fat Joe

as Big Pete

Ian 'Blaze' Kelly

as Inmate

Eric McCollum

as Thomas Wilson

Denee Rivera

as Jolie Martinez

Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

as Young Elijah

Javier Nunez

as Eugene

Elvis Costello

as Public Defender / Teacher

Fisher Stevens

as Prosecutor

Snow

as Officer McIntyre

Joe Paradise

as Chief Berry