Miracle in Cell No. 7

Miracle in Cell No. 7
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
7번방의 선물
Hanja
7番房의 膳物
Literal meaningA Gift from Room 7
Revised Romanization7beonbang-ui Seonmul
McCune–Reischauer7pŏnbang ŭi Sŏnmull
Directed byLee Hwan-kyung
Written byLee Hwan-kyung
Yu Young-a
Kim Hwang-sung
Kim Young-seok
Produced byKim Min-ki
Lee Sang-hun
Starring
CinematographyKang Seung-gi
Edited byChoi Jae-geun
Kim So-yeon
Music byLee Dong-jun
Production
company
Fineworks/CL Entertainment
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)
Running time
127 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$80.3 million[1]

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Korean7번방의 선물) is a 2013 South Korean comedy drama film starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won and Park Shin-hye.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6][7] Its early working title was December 23 (12월 23일).[8][9]

  1. ^ "Miracle in Cell No. 7 Box Office Gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  2. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (1 February 2013). "Actor, actress take to their roles". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ An, So-hyoun (8 February 2013). "Interview: Ryu Seung Ryong Says He Gained Respect from His Wife with ′The Gift of Room 7′". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  4. ^ Park, Eun-jee (28 December 2012). "Two heartwarming films for when you can't feel your toes". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Jang, Sung-ran (18 January 2013). "MIRACLE IN CELL NO.7 to Screen in 4 Languages". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  6. ^ Conran, Pierce (30 January 2013). "In Focus: Miracle in Cell No. 7". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  7. ^ Lee, Chan-ho (29 November 2008). "35-year-old murder conviction tossed". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ^ Ho, Stewart (1 June 2012). "Park Shin Hye to Make Her Return to the Big Screen After Two Years". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  9. ^ Lee, Tae-ho (18 October 2012). "Park Shin-hye, Ryoo Seung-ryong's New Film Wraps Up Shooting". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

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