Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
2008/11/06 (US) | History, Drama, Crime
Based on true events, The Lena Baker Story recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her...Lena Baker was the first and only woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair in the state of Georgia and was executed in 1945. She was pardoned posthumously in 2005.
Ralph Wilcox
Director
Lead Cast
Tichina Arnold
Lena Baker
Dwayne Boyd
Juke Joint Man
Chris Burns
Max Arthur
Peter Coyote
Elliot Arthur
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Kenny Cook
Barry Arthur
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Jasmine Farmer
Jasmine Farmer
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Mike Hickman
Mr. Candance
Budget
$ 2,500,000
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Schuster's Cash
- Laughing Crow Entertainment
Crews
Dennis Johnson
Producer
Hunter M. Via
Editor
Jennifer Cameron
Set Decoration
Kathryn Coombs
Costume Design
David Schifter
Casting
Korey Washington
Production Design
Todd Cochran
Original Music Composer