Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)

This film recounts the murder of Vincent Chin, an automotive engineer mistaken as Japanese who was slain by an assembly line worker who blamed him for the competition by the Japanese auto makers that were threatening his job. It then recounts how that murderer escaped justice in the court system. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, in association with the Museum of Chinese in America. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, with additional support provided by Todd Phillips.

Released

1987-03-11

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

87 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Peña

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 5 votes