Free Chol Soo Lee

Free Chol Soo Lee

2022 en 83 minutes

Rating: 7.3

Plot

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

Chol Soo Lee

Chol Soo Lee

Self (archive footage)

Sebastian Yoon

Sebastian Yoon

Narrator (voice)

Ranko Yamada

Ranko Yamada

Self - Friend; Defense Committee

K.W. Lee

K.W. Lee

Self - Investigative Reporter

Jeff Adachi

Jeff Adachi

Self - Activist

David Kakishiba

David Kakishiba

Self - Activist

Jay Kun Yoo

Jay Kun Yoo

Self - Chair, Defense Committee

Grace Kim

Grace Kim

Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee

Warren Furutani

Warren Furutani

Self - L.A. Defense Committee

Leonard Weinglass

Leonard Weinglass

Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Josiah “Tink” Thompson

Josiah “Tink” Thompson

Self - Private Investigator

Gail Whang

Gail Whang

Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

Jai Lee Wong

Jai Lee Wong

Self - L.A. Defense Committee

Mike Suzuki

Mike Suzuki

Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

Me Yea Lee

Me Yea Lee

Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)

Leonard Tauman

Leonard Tauman

Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Tony Serra

Tony Serra

Self - Defense Attorney

Stuart Hanlon

Stuart Hanlon

Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Frank Falzon

Frank Falzon

Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)

Sandra Gin

Sandra Gin

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Sung Soo Yoo

Sung Soo Yoo

Self - Defense Committee

Richard Kim

Richard Kim

Self - Professor, UC Davis

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