Backdrop
2001 Drama 1h 34m

Prison Song

"He was her only son. She was his only hope."

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.

5.2 TMDB RATING
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Principal 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

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