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Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story
2008 6.0 (7 votes) 1h 40m
Official Website
Genres
History Drama Crime
Production Companies
Schuster's Cash
Laughing Crow Entertainment

Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director: Ralph Wilcox

Producer: Dennis Johnson

Director of Photography: Shawn Lewallen

Top Cast

Tichina Arnold
Tichina Arnold

Lena Baker

Dwayne Boyd
Dwayne Boyd

Juke Joint Man

Chris Burns
Chris Burns

Max Arthur

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote

Elliot Arthur

Kenny Cook

Barry Arthur

Jasmine Farmer

Jasmine Farmer

Mike Hickman

Mr. Candance

Tom Huff

Ken Thomas

Videos

Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story - Official Theatrical Trailer

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