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.

Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall

Cast

Jamie Foxx

Stan 'Tookie' Williams

Lynn Whitfield

Barbara Becnel

Lee Thompson Young

Charles Becnel

Brenden Jefferson

Young Stan Williams

Brenda Bazinet

Barbara's Agent

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Wes Williams

Tony Bogard

Greg Ellwand

Prison Chief

CCH Pounder

Winnie Mandela

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Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

Mrs. Williams

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Tom Barnett

Jim Kates