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Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story(Movie, 2008)

1h 40min | Genres: History, Drama, Crime
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker StoryRating: 3.1/5 (with 33 votes)
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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About Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

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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Additional Information

Official websites:
www.lenabakerthemovie.com
Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Georgia
Based on the work of: Ralph Wilcox
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/06/2008
Director: Ralph Wilcox
Producer: Dennis Johnson
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Lena Baker Story"
Budget: 2,500,000 USD

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