Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019 Turkish film)
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Directed by | Mehmet Ada Öztekin |
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Based on | Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) by Lee Hwan-kyung |
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Distributed by | CJ Entertainment Turkey |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
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.[1] It was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]
Plot
The story unfolds in a story to a village in 1983. An autistic father, Mehmet Koyuncu (Memo), lives with his young daughter, Ova, and his grandmother on a hillside. But his world is turned upside down when he is falsely charged with murdering a girl who had died due to an accident.
Memo saves the leader of the cell from being stabbed by another inmate and befriends the rest of his cellmates. The cellmates realise Memo couldn't possibly have committed the crime and plan to prove his innocence.
Ova meets a deserter who witnessed Memo alleged crime.After hearing what Ova said they ask the Warden to investigate about the deserter. The deserter is found only to be shot to ensure Memo is executed.
Days after execution date Warden inform Ova how the old guy helped by the prison's Captain smuggled Memo 2 days before his execution.
Cast
- Aras Bulut İynemli: Memo
- Nisa Aksongur: Ova (as a child)
- Celile Toyon: Fatma Nene
- İlker Aksum: Askorozlu
- Mesut Akusta: Yusuf
- Deniz Baysal: Mine
- Yurdaer Okur: Aydın
- Yıldıray Şahinler: Hafız
- Sarp Akkaya: Nail
- Deniz Celiloğlu: Faruk
- Ferit Kaya: Ali
- Serhan Onat: Selim
- Emre Yetim: Ayna
- Gülçin Kültür Şahin: Hatice
- Cankat Aydos: Fugitive Soldier
- Doğukan Polat: Tevfik
- Hayal Köseoğlu: Ova (as an adult)
Reception
The film was the most watched film in Turkish theaters in 2019, with more than 5.3 million admissions. It also gained a large worldwide audience due to its release on Netflix, especially in France and Latin America, where it topped the charts.[3][4]
See also
- List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Turkish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
- ^ "7. Koğuştaki Mucize filmi nasıl? İşte 7. Koğuştaki Mucize filmi oyuncuları ve konusu". onedio. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Turkey nominates 'Miracle in Cell No. 7' for Oscar". Daily Sabah. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ ""Koğuştaki Mucize", "Le Roi Lion"… les grands gagnants du confinement sur les plates-formes". Le Parisien. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Ağlayanlar, Hıçkıranlar Gırla: Amerikan ve Fransız Netflix'in TOP 1'inde Yedinci Koğuştaki Mucize Var!". onedio. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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