Free Chol Soo Lee
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Cast
Chol Soo Lee Jeff Adachi K.W. Lee Tony Serra Leonard Weinglass Ranko Yamada
Credits
Written by: Carol Dysinger Julie Ha Chol Soo Lee Eugene Yi
Produced by: Julie Ha Sona Jo
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A documentary about a young immigrant convicted on weak evidence in a Chinatown killing and the community that rallied around him. Angry, moving and well argued, it is a strong pick for fans of true-crime justice stories.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (531 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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