

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004-01-21 · 95 min · ★ 6.1
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.
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- Vondie Curtis-Hall
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Jamie FoxxStan 'Tookie' Williams
Lynn WhitfieldBarbara Becnel
Lee Thompson YoungCharles Becnel
Brenden JeffersonYoung Stan Williams
Brenda BazinetBarbara's Agent
Greg EllwandPrison Chief
CCH PounderWinnie Mandela
Joseph Pierre17yr. old Ray Washington
Karl CampbellDeuce-Five
Martin RoachGuard Morales
David FraserStrange Man
Aaron MeeksBanger #1
Philip CraigWarden Gomez
Rosemary DunsmoreWarden WoodfordTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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