Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Name: Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 2004-01-21
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Lynn Whitfield, Lee Thompson Young, Brenden Jefferson, Brenda Bazinet

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2004 · 95 min · Crime · Drama · TV Movie · TMDB 6.0/10

Overview

Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and anti-violence resolutions which earned him multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominations. After exhausting all forms of appeal, Tookie was executed by lethal injection.

Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall

Cast

Jamie Foxx — Stan 'Tookie' Williams
Lynn Whitfield — Barbara Becnel
Lee Thompson Young — Charles Becnel
Brenden Jefferson — Young Stan Williams
Brenda Bazinet — Barbara's Agent