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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

6.0

1h 35m

2004

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.

Director

Vondie Curtis-Hall

CrimeDramaTV Movie

street gang

Cast & Crew

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

as Stan 'Tookie' Williams

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

as Barbara Becnel

Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young

as Charles Becnel

Brenden Jefferson

Brenden Jefferson

as Young Stan Williams

Brenda Bazinet

Brenda Bazinet

as Barbara's Agent

Wes Williams

as Tony Bogard

Greg Ellwand

Greg Ellwand

as Prison Chief

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

as Winnie Mandela

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

as Mrs. Williams

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