Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

1h 35min

Crime

Drama

TV Movie

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.

Cast

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Stan 'Tookie' Williams
Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Barbara Becnel
Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young

Charles Becnel
Brenden Jefferson

Brenden Jefferson

Young Stan Williams
Brenda Bazinet

Brenda Bazinet

Barbara's Agent
Wes Williams

Wes Williams

Tony Bogard
Greg Ellwand

Greg Ellwand

Prison Chief
Tom Barnett

Tom Barnett

Jim Kates
Joseph Pierre

Joseph Pierre

17yr. old Ray Washington
Karl Campbell

Karl Campbell

Deuce-Five
Martin Roach

Martin Roach

Guard Morales

Release date

3rd Mar 2004

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English