Free Chol Soo Lee
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Korean , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 2022-08-12
⌚ Running Time: 83 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.292

Beloved Cast

Chol Soo Lee original image
Self (archive footage)
Chol Soo Lee
Sebastian Yoon original image
Narrator (voice)
Sebastian Yoon
Ranko Yamada original image
Self - Friend; Defense Committee
Ranko Yamada
K.W. Lee original image
Self - Investigative Reporter
K.W. Lee
Jeff Adachi original image
Self - Activist
Jeff Adachi
David Kakishiba original image
Self - Activist
David Kakishiba
Jay Kun Yoo original image
Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Jay Kun Yoo
Grace Kim original image
Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim
Warren Furutani original image
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Warren Furutani
Leonard Weinglass original image
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Leonard Weinglass
Josiah “Tink” Thompson original image
Self - Private Investigator
Josiah “Tink” Thompson
Gail Whang original image
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Gail Whang
Jai Lee Wong original image
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Jai Lee Wong
Mike Suzuki original image
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Mike Suzuki
Me Yea Lee original image
Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)
Me Yea Lee
Leonard Tauman original image
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Leonard Tauman
Tony Serra original image
Self - Defense Attorney
Tony Serra
Stuart Hanlon original image
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Stuart Hanlon
Frank Falzon original image
Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)
Frank Falzon
Sandra Gin original image
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Sandra Gin
Sung Soo Yoo original image
Self - Defense Committee
Sung Soo Yoo
Richard Kim original image
Self - Professor, UC Davis
Richard Kim

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