Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 2004

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Aaron Meeks,Stefanie Samuels,Karl Campbell,Jamie Foxx,Derek Keurvorst,Wes Williams,Brenda Bazinet,Reg Dreger,John Bayliss,Kahmaara Armatradingand 31 more

Director

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Writer

J. T. Allen

Cinematography

David Greene

Music

Terence Blanchard

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0388367