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

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)

Trailer

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