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.
Crew
DirectorVondie Curtis-Hall
WriterJ. T. Allen
Cast
Jamie Foxx
Stan 'Tookie' Williams
Lynn Whitfield
Barbara Becnel
Lee Thompson Young
Charles Becnel
Brenden Jefferson
Young Stan Williams
Brenda Bazinet
Barbara's Agent
Wes Williams
Tony Bogard
Greg Ellwand
Prison Chief
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
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Keywords
street gang
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026