Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story (2008)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 6, 2008Release Date
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story (2008)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 6, 2008Release Date

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.

Tichina Arnold
Lena Baker

Dwayne Boyd
Juke Joint Man

Chris Burns
Max Arthur

Beverly Todd
Annie Baker

Peter Coyote
Elliot Arthur

Michael Rooker
Sheriff Haney

Kenny Cook
Barry Arthur

Jasmine Farmer
Jasmine Farmer

Mike Hickman
Mr. Candance

Susie Spear Purcell
Mrs. Riddle

Tom Huff
Ken Thomas

Ralph Wilcox
Director

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

Shawn Lewallen
Director of Photography

Lisa Hamil
Casting
Details.
Release DateNovember 6, 2008
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Budget$2,500,000
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story is a 2008 historical film. It is an adaptation of the book by Lela Bond Phillips, which chronicles the life and death of Lena Baker, an African-American woman in Georgia who was convicted in 1945 of capital murder and was the only woman to be executed by electric chair. She was posthumously pardoned by the state in 2005. The film was written for the screen and directed by Ralph Wilcox and stars Tichina Arnold and Peter Coyote.
As the opening night premiere film for the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival, it sold out. The film was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2008.
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