Free Chol Soo Lee (2022) [N/A]
Release Date:
August 12, 2022
Original Title:
Free Chol Soo Lee
Alternate Titles:
철수에게 자유를
Genres:
Crime | Documentary
Production Companies:
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
ITVS
XTR
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 12A KR: 12
Runtime: 83
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.
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