Poster movie

Free Chol Soo Lee

Documentary

Crime

Lenguage:83 min

Duration:en

Release date:Aug 12, 2022

Calificacion:7.4

Description:

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.

Cast

Chol Soo Lee
Chol Soo LeeSelf (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon
Sebastian YoonNarrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada
Ranko YamadaSelf - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee
K.W. LeeSelf - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi
Jeff AdachiSelf - Activist
David Kakishiba
David KakishibaSelf - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo
Jay Kun YooSelf - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim
Grace KimSelf - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Warren Furutani
Warren FurutaniSelf - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard Weinglass
Leonard WeinglassSelf - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

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