About this release
La vera storia di Stan Tookie Williams, fondatore della nota banda dei Crips di Los Angeles che, dopo essere stato condannato a morte, ha cominciato a scrivere libri per bambini e a lottare contro la violenza. Nominato al Premio Nobel per la Pace e per la Letteratura, Tokie Williams è ancora in carcere in attesa di scontare la sua pena.
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Disc 1
DVD
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
95 min
CrimeDramaTV 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.
Credits
Director
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Writer
J. T. Allen
Cast
Jamie Foxxas Stan 'Tookie' Williams
Lynn Whitfieldas Barbara Becnel
Lee Thompson Youngas Charles Becnel
Brenden Jeffersonas Young Stan Williams
Brenda Bazinetas Barbara's Agent
Wes Williamsas Tony Bogard
Greg Ellwandas Prison Chief
CCH Pounderas Winnie Mandela
Barbara Barnes-Hopkinsas Mrs. Williams
Tom Barnettas Jim Kates
Cinematographer
David Greene
Composer
Terence Blanchard
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
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Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 17, 2026