剧情简介
2022美国纪录片《释放李哲秀》由Julie Ha导演，影片讲述的是：
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 20yearold Korean immigrant who had previous runins 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 KW Lee took an interest in his case The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a firstofitskind panAsian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists
Revisiting this pivotal yet largely forgotten story filmmakers Eugene Yi and Julie Ha draw from a rich archive as well as firsthand accounts of those inspired to come to Lee’s defense But even as Free Chol Soo Lee explores this miscarriage of justice the film also reveals the man behind the cause and the complex legacy — and human cost — of becoming the symbol of a movement
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 20yearold Korean immigrant who had previous runins 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 KW Lee took an interest in his case The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a firstofitskind panAsian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists
Revisiting this pivotal yet largely forgotten story filmmakers Eugene Yi and Julie Ha draw from a rich archive as well as firsthand accounts of those inspired to come to Lee’s defense But even as Free Chol Soo Lee explores this miscarriage of justice the film also reveals the man behind the cause and the complex legacy — and human cost — of becoming the symbol of a movement
