类型: 纪录片
国家/地区: 美国
语言: 英语
上映日期: 2022-01-21(圣丹斯电影节)
片长: 83分钟IMDb: tt16376512
评分: 暂无
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剧情简介:
OnJune3,1973,amanwasmurderedinabusyintersectionofSanFrancisco’sChinatownaspartofanongoinggangwar.CholSooLee,a20-year-oldKoreanimmigrantwhohadpreviousrun-inswiththelaw,wasarrestedandconvictedbasedonflimsyevidenceandtheeyewitnessaccountsofwhitetouristswhocouldn’tdistinguishbetweenAsianfeatures.Sentencedtolifeinprison,CholSooLeewouldspendyearsfightingtosurvivebehindbarsbeforejournalistK.W.Leetookaninterestinhiscase.Theintrepidreporter’sinvestigationwouldgalvanizeafirst-of-its-kindpan-AsianAmericangrassrootsmovementtofightforCholSooLee’sfreedom,ultimatelyinspiringanewgenerationofsocialjusticeactivists.
Revisitingthispivotalyetlargelyforgottenstory,filmmakersEugeneYiandJulieHadrawfromaricharchiveaswellasfirsthandaccountsofthoseinspiredtocometoLee’sdefense.ButevenasFreeCholSooLeeexploresthismiscarriageofjustice,thefilmalsorevealsthemanbehindthecause,andthecomplexlegacy—andhumancost—ofbecomingthesymbolofamovement.
