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Free Chol Soo Lee

2022 · 1h 23m · Crime, Documentary · United States of America · Rated 12A (GB)

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.

Directed by
Julie Ha, Eugene Yi
Starring
Chol Soo Lee, Sebastian Yoon, Ranko Yamada, K.W. Lee
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asian americanchinatowncriminal justice systemdeath penaltygrassroots movementinnocent in jailkoreankorean americanpolitical activismprisonracial discriminationsan francisco, californiasan quentinwrongful imprisonment
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