Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
- Original title
- 7번방의 선물
- Directed by
- Lee Hwan-kyung
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, prison film, trial film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 498 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man with a developmental disability is wrongly convicted of murder and sent to prison. The tough criminals in his cell become his friends and help him reunite with his young daughter by sneaking her inside.
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What happens
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Korean: 7번방의 선물) is a 2013 South Korean comedy drama film starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won and Park Shin-hye. The film is about a developmentally disabled man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, who builds friendships with the hardened criminals in his cell, who in return help him see his daughter again by smuggling her into the prison. The movie is based on the real-life story of a man who was tortured and pleaded guilty under duress to the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl on September 27, 1972 in Chuncheon before being finally exonerated in November 2008. Its early working title was December 23 (12월 23일). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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