Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 2004-01-21
- Genres: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime: 1h 35m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 62 votes
Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Top 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
- Greg Ellwand as Prison Chief
- CCH Pounder as Winnie Mandela
- Barbara Barnes-Hopkins as Mrs. Williams
- Tom Barnett as Jim Kates
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