Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

1h 40min

History

Drama

Crime

Based on true events, The Lena Baker Story recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her...Lena Baker was the first and only woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair in the state of Georgia and was executed in 1945. She was pardoned posthumously in 2005.

Production Companies

Schuster's Cash

Laughing Crow Entertainment

Cast

Tichina Arnold

Tichina Arnold

Lena Baker
Dwayne Boyd

Dwayne Boyd

Juke Joint Man
Chris Burns

Chris Burns

Max Arthur
Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Elliot Arthur
Kenny Cook

Kenny Cook

Barry Arthur
Jasmine Farmer

Jasmine Farmer

Jasmine Farmer
Mike Hickman

Mike Hickman

Mr. Candance
Tom Huff

Tom Huff

Ken Thomas

Release date

6th Nov 2008

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English