Prison Song (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.
- Data di uscita
- 2001-04-27
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (15)
- Durata
- 1 h 34 min
- Generi
- Dramma
- Regista
- Darnell Martin
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
Curiosità
Prison Song is a 2001 American film directed by Darnell Martin. A prison film, its plot concerns a boy brought up in group homes who has a gift and passion for art. It also marked the film debut of future Oscar-nominated Mary J. Blige as an actress.
Production
On the basis of his appearances on The Howard Stern Show, Insane Clown Posse member Joseph Bruce was offered a role as a bigoted prison guard. He was described by the producers as "a big white dude with urban slang to his voice." Bruce turned the role down because he did not want to play a racist.
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