Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

Overview

Based on true events, The Lena Baker Story recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her...Lena Baker was the first and only woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair in the state of Georgia and was executed in 1945. She was pardoned posthumously in 2005.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 6, 2008

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Schuster's Cash,Laughing Crow Entertainment

Cast

Peter Coyote,Mike Hickman,Tom Huff,Chris Burns,Dwayne Boyd,Tichina Arnold,Jasmine Farmer,Kenny Cook,L. Warren Young

Director

Ralph Wilcox

Producer

Dennis Johnson

Cinematography

Shawn Lewallen

Music

Todd Cochran

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1139662