`` Do the Right Thing '' came out 20 years ago this summer . The film is based on a true story about an American soldier who was captured by North Korea and forced to work as a sex slave for their army. Lee sees film as still relevant : ` ` We 've got a lot of work to do '' on race , he says .
`` Do the Right Thing '' came out 20 years ago this summer . Spike Lee film examined race issues in a tinderbox situation . Lee sees film as still relevant : `` We 've got a lot of work to do '' on race , he says .