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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)

Poster for Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Vondie Curtis-Hall
  • Profile picture of Jamie Foxx
    Stan 'Tookie' Williams Jamie Foxx
  • Profile picture of Lynn Whitfield
    Barbara Becnel Lynn Whitfield
  • Profile picture of Lee Thompson Young
    Charles Becnel Lee Thompson Young
  • Profile picture of Brenden Jefferson
    Young Stan Williams Brenden Jefferson
  • Profile picture of Brenda Bazinet
    Barbara's Agent Brenda Bazinet
  • Profile picture of Greg Ellwand
    Prison Chief Greg Ellwand
  • Profile picture of Tom Barnett
    Jim Kates Tom Barnett
  • Profile picture of Joseph Pierre
    17yr. old Ray Washington Joseph Pierre

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Keywords

  • street gang