Crime ·Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 2004 · 1h 35m

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story poster
Director
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Cast
Jamie Foxx as Stan 'Tookie' Williams Lynn Whitfield as Barbara Becnel Lee Thompson Young as Charles Becnel Brenden Jefferson as Young Stan Williams Brenda Bazinet as Barbara's Agent Wes Williams as Tony Bogard
Crew
David Greene — Director of Photography Terence Blanchard — Original Music Composer J. T. Allen — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
street gang
Key Collaborators
Vondie Curtis-Hall Director David Greene Director of Photography Terence Blanchard Original Music Composer J. T. Allen Writer
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