Country
United States
Date
Jan 21, 2004
Note
Sundance Film Festival
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aaron Meeks | Banger #1 |
| Donovan Palma | Banger #2 |
| Philip Craig | Warden Gomez |
| Rosemary Dunsmore | Warden Woodford |
| Shane Daly | Associate Warden Scanlon |
| Calvin Green | Balfour Armstrong |
| Alison MacLeod | Mrs. Moore |
| Hadley Sandiford | Ancient Man |
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| Scott Wickware | Security Detective |
| John Bayliss | Robert Lee Morgan |
| Barbara Gordon | Mrs. Morgan |
| Laura de Carteret | Morgan Spokesperson |
| Reg Dreger | Rosen Executive |
| Derek Keurvorst | Professor Keach |
| Dan Duran | Campus Reporter |
| Liz West | Publisher #3 |
| J.C. Kenny | TV Reporter #1 |
| Tim Gammon | TV Reporter #2 |
| Stefanie Samuels | Female Guard |
| Arnold Pinnock | Guard #1 |
| Ted Ludzik | Guard #2 |
| Jean Daigle | Guard #3 |
| Stephen Lee Wright | Visiting Room Guard |
| Tommy Chang | Junior Guard |
| Paul McGuire | Reporter |
Genres
CrimeDramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Data di uscita | 21 gennaio 2004 |
| Writer | J. T. Allen |
| Cinematography | David Greene |
| Asst. Directors | Vondie Curtis-Hall |
| Camera Operators | David Greene |
| Add. Photography | David Greene |
| Composer | Terence Blanchard |
| Sound | Terence Blanchard |
Release dates
Premiere
TV
Country
United States
Date
Apr 11, 2004
Note
FX
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