Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story

Ralph Wilcox
2008-11-06


6
100 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tichina Arnold Lena Baker Unowned
Dwayne Boyd Juke Joint Man Unowned
Chris Burns Max Arthur Unowned
Peter Coyote Elliot Arthur Unowned
Kenny Cook Barry Arthur Unowned
Jasmine Farmer Jasmine Farmer Unowned
Mike Hickman Mr. Candance Unowned
Tom Huff Ken Thomas Unowned