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When racist assumptions replace scrupulous investigation
MARIA DUARTE recommends a documentary that exposes moral corruption within the US (in)justice system

Free Chol Soo Lee (12A)
Directed by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi
★★★★

 

 

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