
2004 · Vondie Curtis-Hall · 95 min
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.
Jamie FoxxStan 'Tookie' Williams
Lynn WhitfieldBarbara Becnel
Lee Thompson YoungCharles Becnel
Brenden JeffersonYoung Stan Williams
Brenda BazinetBarbara's AgentWes WilliamsTony Bogard
Greg EllwandPrison Chief
CCH PounderWinnie MandelaBarbara Barnes-HopkinsMrs. WilliamsTom BarnettJim Kates
Joseph Pierre17yr. old Ray Washington
Karl CampbellDeuce-Five
Martin RoachGuard Morales
David FraserStrange ManKahmaara ArmatradingStan Williams (9-12)