The Lena Baker story / a Laughing Crow Entertainment / Schusters Cash production ; produced by Dennis Johnson, Ralph Wilcox ; written and directed by Ralph Wilcox.
Edition:
[Widescreen format].
Publisher:
Lions Gate Films,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Tichina Arnold, Beverly Todd, Michael Rooker, Peter Coyote. Originally produced as a feature film in 2008. Includes special features.
Summary:
Based on the true story of the first woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia. Taking place in the 1940s in Cuthbert, Georgia, this is a story of one woman's desperate attempts to rise above the challenges of her life, the choices she makes, and the consequences. She is pressured to work for Elliot Arthur, a father, a mill worker and a raging drunk. As their relationship unfolds, it becomes strained, and is considered unacceptable for that time. Arthur continually abuses Lena and imprisons her in his home. In a final desperate attempt to break free of his bondage, a violent struggle ensues, one hot, humid night in Southwest Georgia in 1945 he is shot by Lena.
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