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Redemption /

While awaiting execution in prison, Stan 'Tookie' Williams, founder of the L.A. Crips street gang, denounces the lifestyle that landed him behind bars. Determined to stop violence, he begins writing anti-gang books for children, earning him critical acclaim - and four Nobel Peace Prize nom...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Fox Television Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Bugden, Sue, Allen, J. T., Curtis-Hall, Vondie, Foxx, Jamie, Whitfield, Lynn, Young, Lee Thompson, 1984-2013, Jefferson, Brenden Richard, Bazinet, Brenda, Williams, Wes, Ellwand, Greg, Pounder, C. C. H., Greene, David, 1968-, Shropshire, Terilyn A., Blanchard, Terence, Messam, Antoinette, Hackl, David
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: [United States] : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004]
Subjects:
Crips (Gang) > Drama.
Gangs > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Prisoners > California > San Quentin > Drama.
Prisoners as authors > Drama.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:While awaiting execution in prison, Stan 'Tookie' Williams, founder of the L.A. Crips street gang, denounces the lifestyle that landed him behind bars. Determined to stop violence, he begins writing anti-gang books for children, earning him critical acclaim - and four Nobel Peace Prize nominations.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Special features: commentary by director Vondie Curtis Hall and Barbara Becnel; interview with Stan "Tookie" Williams with running still gallery.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) and widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, David Green ; editor, Terilyn A. Shropshire ; music, Terence Blanchard ; costume designer, Antoinette Messam ; production designer, David Hackl.