Prison Song
2001, English. Directed by Darnell Martin.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Darnell MartinDirector
- Q-TipElijah Dixon
- Mary J. BligeMom
- Harold PerrineauUncle Cee
- Fat JoeBig Pete
- Ian 'Blaze' KellyInmate
- Eric McCollumThomas Wilson
- Denee RiveraJolie Martinez
- Justin 'DJ' SpauldingYoung Elijah
- Javier NunezEugene
- Elvis CostelloPublic Defender / Teacher
- Fisher StevensProsecutor
- SnowOfficer McIntyre
Details
- Released
- 27 April 2001
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Darnell Martin, Q-Tip
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Prison Song runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Prison Song isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Prison Song?
Prison Song (2001) was directed by Darnell Martin and stars Q-Tip, Mary J. Blige, Harold Perrineau.