Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Korean: 7 번방의 선물; RR: 7beonbangui Seonmul; lit.

"A Gift from Room 7")

is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won and Park Shin-
hye.[2][3] The film is a heartwarming comedy and family melodrama about a mentally
challenged man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, who builds friendships with the hardened
criminals in his cell, and in return they help him see his daughter again by smuggling her into
the prison.

Hangul 7 번방의 선물

Hanja 7 番房의 膳物

Revised Chilbeonbangui Seonmul

Romanization

McCune–Reischauer Ch‘ilpŏnbang ŭi Sŏnmull

Directed by Lee Hwan-kyung

Produced by Kim Min-ki

Lee Sang-hun

Written by Lee Hwan-kyung

Yu Young-a
Kim Hwang-sung
Kim Young-seok

Starring Ryu Seung-ryong

Kal So-won
Park Shin-hye

Music by Lee Dong-jun

Cinematography Kang Seung-gi

Edited by Choi Jae-geun

Kim So-yeon

Production Fineworks/CL
company Entertainment
 Distributed by Next Entertainment World

Release date  January 23, 2013

Running time 127 minutes

Country South Korea

Language Korean

Box office US$80.3 million

Lee Yong-gu is a mentally impaired man with the intellect of a six-year-old. He lives in a
run-down house along with his daughter Ye-seung. One day, he gets into a physical
altercation with the police commissioner, who has just purchased the last Sailor
Moonbackpack for his daughter, a gift Yong-gu was saving up to buy for Ye-seung. Soon
after, the police commissioner's daughter dies in a freak accident, in which she slips on ice
and suffers a fatal blow to the back of her head while taking Yong-gu to another store that
sells the same backpack. When Yong-gu tries to resuscitate her, a bystander mistakenly
thinks he is molesting her. Yong-gu is falsely accused of the abduction, murder and rape of
a minor. Police quickly take advantage of his disability and force him to confess to the
crimes while ignoring exonerating evidence. Yong-gu is imprisoned and assigned to Cell No.
7, the harshest cell in a maximum security prison.
The other men in the cell led by gang leader So Yang-ho initially don't take kindly to Yong-
gu after reading in his file that he murdered and molested a child. When Yong-gu saves
Yang-ho from being fatally stabbed by a rival gang leader, Yang-ho repays the favor by
smuggling Ye-seung into Cell No. 7. The cell's inmates slowly befriend Yong-gu and believe
he is a good man who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. They help
Yong-gu rehearse what to say at his trial. Eventually, even the warden Jang Min-hwan, who
is initially harsh to Yong-gu but softens up when the latter saves him from an arson attack,
realizes that Yong-gu was merely cornered into making a false confession. He takes custody
of Ye-seung and allows her to visit her father every afternoon.

The police commissioner, however, threatens to harm Ye-seung if Yong-gu doesn't confess
his "crime" during his trial. Yong-gu ultimately chooses to sacrifice himself by pleading
guilty and getting the death sentence. His execution date of December 23 coincides with Ye-
seung's birthday. Before the date, Yong-gu's fellow inmates work on a hot air balloon that
Yong-gu and Ye-seung board to watch their final sunset together.

Years after Yong-gu's execution, Ye-seung, who has been formally adopted by Min-hwan,
has become a lawyer. She gathers her father's former inmates, all of whom have been
released, to testify at her late father's retrial, which results in his acquittal. She visits Cell
No. 7 and reminisces about their hot air balloon trip.
 Ryu Seung-ryong as Lee Yong-gu
 Kal So-won as Ye-sung (Child)
 Park Shin-hye as Ye-sung (Adult)
 Oh Dal-su as So Yang-ho
 Jung Jin-young as Jang Min-hwan
 Park Won-sang as Choi Chun-ho
 Kim Jung-tae as Kang Man-beom
 Jung Man-sik as Shin Bong-shik
 Kim Ki-cheon as Old man Da-do