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Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

Miracle in Cell No. 7 poster
Original title
7. Koğuştaki Mucize
Directed by
Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Genre
drama film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
16
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 4,577 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mentally disabled man is unjustly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. His young daughter tries to help him while he bonds with his fellow inmates.

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What happens

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Turkish: 7. Koğuştaki Mucize) is a 2019 Turkish drama film directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin. It is an official adaptation of the 2013 South Korean comedy-drama film Miracle in Cell No. 7 using the same premise, but with significant changes in story, characters, and tone. It was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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