Prison Song (2001)

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.

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	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

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Tagline:	He was her only son. She was his only hope.
Certification:	Unknown

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Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 27 April 2001

Country: US

Runtime: 94m

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	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
	Hassan Johnson	Jay
	Clay Da Raider	KT
	Casper Martinez	C.O. Villar
	Jamie Hector	Phone Kid
	Mateo Gómez	Mr. Gonzalez
	Ryan Toby	Teacher's Assistant
	Peggy A. Kirkpatrick	Group Home Counselor
	N.O.R.E.	Big Ski
	Dominique Walters	Young Thomas (as Dominique 'Lil Nique' Walters)
	Jeremy Peter Johnson	Laser Cop
	John C. Havens	Interviewer
	Patrick McDade	Mr. Lloyd (as Pat McDade)
	Jamie Tirelli	Mr. Mercer
	Montay Walters	Big Boy (as Montay 'Tay Boogie' Walters)
	Curtis Carrott	C.O. Steve (as Curt 'Flirt' Carrott)
	Michael Sean Tighe	Cop #1
	Douglas Crosby	Cop #2 (as Doug Crosby)
	Nick Sullivan	Financial Aid Advisor
	Fidel Vicioso	Polaroid Guy
	Tomas Melly	Hector
	Marc Freeman Hamm	Isiah
	Michael H. Ingram	Elijah's Judge (as Michael Ingram)
	Alton Clinton	Mark
	Gloria Irizarry	Mrs. Williamson
	Nan Jackson	Ms. Leone
	Charles Malik Whitfield	Officer Welles
	Donald Jackson	Photographer
	Walter Leon	Polo'd Out Student
	Ephraim Benton	Rahmel
	Vincenzo Amato	Store Owner
	Bob Colletti	Supervisor
	Cesar de León	Tyrone
	Ebony Jerido	Bernadette
	Alexis Hyman	Young Girl (as Alexis 'L. Dionne' Hyman)
	Donovon Ian H. McKnight	Jess (as Donovon Ian Hunter McKnight)
	Raefel J. Mallea	Tiny
	Tom McCarthy	Cee's Judge
	Bridget McConnell	Shareholder (as Bridget Mary McConnell)
	Taina Hernandez	News Reporter
	Herbert Spaulding	C.O.
	Seth William Meier	Laser Cop #2 (as Seth Meier)
	Mister Fischer	C.O. #2 (as Mr. Fischer)
	Larry Weiss	Counselor #2
	Brian Anthony Wilson	Prison C.O. (as Brian A. Wilson)
	Patrick Morrison	Shareholder C.O.
	Universal	Lockdown C.O.
	Damali Mason	Cafeteria C.O.
	Tony Devon	Prison Guard Lawrence
	Kash Goins	Mike (Inmate)
	Jamie Gonzalez	Correction Officer Villar
	Francesco Scorsone	Riot Guard / Court Officer
	Dakota Anderson	Inmate (uncredited)
	Natalie Paige Bentley	Officer McIntyre's Wife (uncredited)
	Todd Birmingham	Inmate (uncredited)
	Brandon E. Brooks	Inmate (uncredited)
	John Bryant	Inmate on Bus (uncredited)
	Kenny Guay	Boy on bus (uncredited)
	Marguerite Mastromatto	Attorney (uncredited)
	Theron Smith	Foster Child (uncredited)
	Luna Lauren Velez	Prison Counselor (uncredited)
	John Wooten	Prisoner (uncredited)