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.
Directed by
Darnell Martin
Written by
Darnell Martin, Q-Tip
Robert De Niro
Harold Perrineau
Uncle Cee
Fisher Stevens
Prosecutor
Luna Lauren Velez
Prison Counselor (uncredited)
Mary J. Blige
Mom
Elvis Costello
Public Defender / Teacher
Charles Malik Whitfield
Officer Welles
Jamie Hector
Phone Kid
Fat Joe
Big Pete
Vincenzo Amato
Store Owner
Tony Devon
Prison Guard Lawrence
Gloria Irizarry
Mrs. Williamson
Jamie Tirelli
Mr. Mercer
Michael Sean Tighe
Cop #1
Ian 'Blaze' Kelly
Inmate
Danny Hoch
Harris
Hassan Johnson
Jay
Patrick McDade
Mr. Lloyd (as Pat McDade)
Ephraim Benton
Rahmel
N.O.R.E.
Big Ski
Cesar de León
Tyrone
Brian Anthony Wilson
Prison C.O. (as Brian A. Wilson)
Fidel Vicioso
Polaroid Guy
Nick Sullivan
Financial Aid Advisor
Javier Nunez
Eugene
Q-Tip
Elijah Dixon
Patrick Morrison
Shareholder C.O.
Mateo Gómez
Mr. Gonzalez
Ryan Toby
Teacher's Assistant
Kash Goins
Mike (Inmate)
John Wooten
Prisoner (uncredited)
Dakota Anderson
Inmate (uncredited)
Snow
Officer McIntyre
Clay Da Raider
KT
Eric McCollum
Thomas Wilson
Denee Rivera
Jolie Martinez
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
Young Elijah
Joe Paradise
Chief Berry
Casper Martinez
C.O. Villar
Peggy A. Kirkpatrick
Group Home Counselor
Dominique Walters
Young Thomas (as Dominique 'Lil Nique' Walters)
Jeremy Peter Johnson
Laser Cop
John C. Havens
Interviewer
Montay Walters
Big Boy (as Montay 'Tay Boogie' Walters)
Curtis Carrott
C.O. Steve (as Curt 'Flirt' Carrott)
Tomas Melly
Hector
Marc Freeman Hamm
Isiah
Michael H. Ingram
Elijah's Judge (as Michael Ingram)
Alton Clinton
Mark
Nan Jackson
Ms. Leone
Donald Jackson
Photographer
Walter Leon
Polo'd Out Student
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.
Mister Fischer
C.O. #2 (as Mr. Fischer)
Larry Weiss
Counselor #2
Universal
Lockdown C.O.
Damali Mason
Cafeteria C.O.
Jamie Gonzalez
Correction Officer Villar
Francesco Scorsone
Riot Guard / Court Officer
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)

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