Red Light - Green Light If solely judged on Tookie Williams during his prison years, Redemption is a cracker-jack piece of film. It drives from the heart a sincerity that here was a man, that basically unleashed gangland hell on America, who desperately craved redemption from his prison cell. He strives to do good, to help communities by way of education in book and oration form, but is the film heavily biased…
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
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.
Top 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
Wes Williams
Tony Bogard
Greg Ellwand
Prison Chief
CCH Pounder
Winnie Mandela
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Mrs. Williams
Tom Barnett
Jim Kates
Joseph Pierre
17yr. old Ray Washington
Karl Campbell
Deuce-Five
Martin Roach
Guard Morales
David Fraser
Strange Man
Kahmaara Armatrading
Stan Williams (9-12)
Garfield Williams
Envoy
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FAQ about Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
What is Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story about?
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…
When was Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story released?
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story was released in 2004.
What genres does Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story belong to?
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story is categorised as Crime, Drama, TV Movie.
Who stars in Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story?
The cast of Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story includes Jamie Foxx, Lynn Whitfield, Lee Thompson Young, Brenden Jefferson, Brenda Bazinet.