Free Chol Soo Lee
2022, English. Directed by Eugene Yi & Julie Ha.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Free Chol Soo Lee is streaming on MUBI in India.
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Cast & crew
- Eugene YiDirector
- Julie HaDirector
- Chol Soo LeeSelf (archive footage)
- Sebastian YoonNarrator (voice)
- Ranko YamadaSelf - Friend; Defense Committee
- K.W. LeeSelf - Investigative Reporter
- Jeff AdachiSelf - Activist
- David KakishibaSelf - Activist
- Jay Kun YooSelf - Chair, Defense Committee
- Grace KimSelf - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
- Warren FurutaniSelf - L.A. Defense Committee
- Leonard WeinglassSelf - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
- Josiah “Tink” ThompsonSelf - Private Investigator
- Gail WhangSelf - Bay Area Defense Committee
Details
- Released
- 12 August 2022
- Country
- United States of America
- Box office
- $50K
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Free Chol Soo Lee runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Free Chol Soo Lee is streaming on MUBI in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Free Chol Soo Lee?
If you liked Free Chol Soo Lee, try Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, The Work, Jacinta.
Who directed Free Chol Soo Lee?
Free Chol Soo Lee (2022) was directed by Eugene Yi and Julie Ha and stars Chol Soo Lee, Sebastian Yoon, Ranko Yamada.