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.
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
Eric McCollum
as Thomas Wilson
Denee Rivera
as Jolie Martinez
Justin 'DJ' Spaulding
as Young Elijah
Javier Nunez
as Eugene
Elvis Costello
as Public Defender / Teacher
Fisher Stevens
as Prosecutor
Snow
as Officer McIntyre
