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.
Release Date : Aug 12, 2022
Genres : Documentary, Crime
Production Company : XTR, ITVS, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Production Countries : United States of America
Original Language : English, 한국어/조선말, Español
Casts : Chol Soo Lee, Sebastian Yoon, Ranko Yamada, K.W. Lee, Jeff Adachi, David Kakishiba, Jay Kun Yoo, Grace Kim, Warren Furutani, Leonard Weinglass, Josiah “Tink” Thompson
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 50083
