Poster for the movie Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

2008 • 100 minutes
HistoryDramaCrime

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.

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Tichina Arnold

Lena Baker

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Dwayne Boyd

Juke Joint Man

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Chris Burns

Max Arthur

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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

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Tom Huff

Ken Thomas