Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)

Movie
Audience Score
73
On June 3 1973 a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Franciscos Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war Chol Soo Lee a 20yearold Korean immigrant who had previous runins with the law was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldnt distinguish between Asian features Sentenced to life in prison Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist KW Lee took an interest in his case The intrepid reporters investigation would galvanize a firstofitskind panAsian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lees freedom ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists
DirectorsEugene YiJulie Ha

Movie Details

Movie Box Office Gross:$50,083 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen, Bryn Mooser, Stephen Gong, Kathryn Everett, Andy Hsieh
Production Companies:XTR ITVS Center for Asian American Media CAAM

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