| Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story | |
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Theatrical release poster, photography by Guy R. Gane |
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| Directed by | Ralph Wilcox |
| Produced by | Dennis Johnson Ralph Wilcox |
| Written by | Ralph Wilcox (Film) Lela Bond Phillips (Novel) |
| Starring | Tichina Arnold Peter Coyote |
| Distributed by | American World Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 10, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story is a 2008 film adaptation of the book by Lela Bond Phillips that chronicles the life and death of Lena Baker. It was written for the screen and directed by Ralph Wilcox. It was the sold out opening night premiere film for the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival. The film was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2008.[1]
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The film chronicles of the life of Lena Baker, a young maid and mother of three who was the only woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia for the murder of her employer, Ernest Knight, an abusive drunk who forced her into a sexual relationship.