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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story( 2004)

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Overview

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 Billed Cast

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      Jamie Foxx

      Stan 'Tookie' Williams

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      Lynn Whitfield

      Barbara Becnel

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      Lee Thompson Young

      Charles Becnel

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      Brenden Jefferson

      Young Stan Williams

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      Brenda Bazinet

      Barbara's Agent

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      Wes Williams

      Tony Bogard

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      Greg Ellwand

      Prison Chief

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      CCH Pounder

      Winnie Mandela

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      Barbara Barnes-Hopkins

      Mrs. Williams

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      Tom Barnett

      Jim Kates

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      Joseph Pierre

      17yr. old Ray Washington

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      Karl Campbell

      Deuce-Five

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      Martin Roach

      Guard Morales

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      David Fraser

      Strange Man

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      Kahmaara Armatrading

      Stan Williams (9-12)

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      Garfield Williams

      Envoy

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      Aaron Meeks

      Banger #1

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      Donovan Palma

      Banger #2

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      Philip Craig

      Warden Gomez

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      Rosemary Dunsmore

      Warden Woodford

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      Shane Daly

      Associate Warden Scanlon

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      Calvin Green

      Balfour Armstrong

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      Alison MacLeod

      Mrs. Moore

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      Hadley Sandiford

      Ancient Man

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      Scott Wickware

      Security Detective

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      John Bayliss

      Robert Lee Morgan

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      Barbara Gordon

      Mrs. Morgan

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      Laura de Carteret

      Morgan Spokesperson

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      Reg Dreger

      Rosen Executive

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      Derek Keurvorst

      Professor Keach

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      Dan Duran

      Campus Reporter

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      Liz West

      Publisher #3

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      J.C. Kenny

      TV Reporter #1

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      Tim Gammon

      TV Reporter #2

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      Stefanie Samuels

      Female Guard

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      Arnold Pinnock

      Guard #1

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      Ted Ludzik

      Guard #2

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      Jean Daigle

      Guard #3

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      Stephen Lee Wright

      Visiting Room Guard

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      Tommy Chang

      Junior Guard

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      Paul McGuire

      Reporter

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Apr 05 2015
    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 towards the redemptive angle? Is the monster side of Williams soft soaped? Sadly yes it is. We don't need to see continual violence thrust in our faces to know Williams was a very b...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • street gang