
Plot
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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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

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)