Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story is a (2004) TV-movie starring Jamie Foxx and Lynn Whitfield. The film was directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall. Other cast members in the film include Lee Thompson Young and CCH Pounder. The film touches on the life of Stanley Tookie Williams, a founding member of the Crips street gang, principally on his life in the streets and his life in prison. It also shows some of the work he did while incarcerated to help decrease gang violence in the world. The film was shot in 2003 while Williams was still imprisoned. On December 13, 2005, Williams was executed by lethal injection in California. After its debut at The Sundance Film Festival, the film was released in January of 2004 via the FX cable network on television and went on to become a successful venture for the network. The film was nominated for 19 different awards and won 11 of them. Among the awards the film was nominated for include American Cinema Editors, Black Reel Awards, Golden Globes,... full article at wikipedia
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  • Jan 21, 2004
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  • 120.0min
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  • 75,000.0
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  • 60035210
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Created by Metaweb Oct 23, 2006
Last edited by merge_bot Jun 4, 2008

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