Storyline
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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Cast & Crew
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Free Chol Soo Lee was released on August 12, 2022.
The runtime of Free Chol Soo Lee is 1h 23m.
Free Chol Soo Lee is a Documentary, Crime movie.
Free Chol Soo Lee has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.
Free Chol Soo Lee is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Free Chol Soo Lee was directed by Eugene Yi.
The main cast of Free Chol Soo Lee includes Chol Soo Lee, Sebastian Yoon, Ranko Yamada.
Free Chol Soo Lee is originally in English.