‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Review: Remembering a Cause Célèbre of Korean-American Activism
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variety.comDennis Harvey Film Critic“Free Chol Soo Lee” charts the complicated history of a wrongful-conviction victim who became a figurehead for both Asian-American and prisoners’-rights activists in the 1970s and beyond.
Julie Ha and Eugene Yi’s film benefits from ample archival material, as well as latter-day input from surviving interviewees.
Even so, it’s a tale ultimately more sad than inspiring, because Lee’s case embodies the odds stacked against even an exoneree adjusting successfully to civilian life after debilitating years in “the system.” With its focus on a fairly recent if little-remembered U.S.
historical chapter and surrounding community activism, this involving documentary seems a natural fit for PBS and equivalent broadcast outlets.
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