Basic Info
Release: August 12, 2022
Runtime: 83 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (12 votes)
Status: Released
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Free Chol Soo Lee
2022
83 min
⭐ 7.3/10
12 votes
Overview
On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant who had previous run-ins with the law, was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldn’t distinguish between Asian features. Sentenced to life in prison, Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist K.W. Lee took an interest in his case. The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a first-of-its-kind pan-Asian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom, ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists.
Genres
Documentary
Crime
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- Korean ko
- Spanish es
- English en
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Cast
Chol Soo Lee
Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon
Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada
Self - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee
Self - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi
Self - Activist
David Kakishiba
Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo
Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim
Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Warren Furutani
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard Weinglass
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Josiah “Tink” Thompson
Self - Private Investigator
Gail Whang
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Crew
Julie Ha
Director
Eugene Yi
Director
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Stephen Gong
Executive Producer
Julie Ha
Producer
Andy Hsieh
Executive Producer
Bryn Mooser
Executive Producer
Jean Tsien
Producer
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer
Eugene Yi
Producer
Jo So-na
Producer
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