Directed by:
Vondie Curtis-HallScreenplay:
J.T. AllenCinematography:
David GreeneComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Jamie Foxx, Lynn Whitfield, Lee Thompson Young, Brenden Jefferson, Wes Williams, CCH Pounder, Aaron Meeks, Laura de Carteret, Marcus Johnson (more)Plots(1)
Jamie Foxx gives a career defining performance as Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the notorious Crips street gang in this riveting true story. Awaiting execution on death row, Tookie is now determined to stop the violence he helped create. When he begins a crusade to steer children away from gangs by writing a series of powerful anti-gang books, he earns worldwide critical acclaim, as well as four Nobel Peace Prize nominations. (official distributor synopsis)
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