Miracle in Cell no. 7 - Movie review

Miracle in cell no.7, one of the highest grossing movie in Korea, is one of the best family drama I have seen in ages. The mentally ill father and the intelligent daughter reminded me of I am Sam, but I liked Seung-yong Ryoo's acting than Sean Penn's.

Lee Yong-go is a mentally challenged man with the intelligence of a 6-year-old, which is actually the age of his own daughter Ye-sung who is much smarter than her peers. The two of them lead a sad life while Yong-go makes a living by working as a flight attendant at a international airport. But one day, when the police commissioner's young daughter dies in a strange accident because she slipped in a -18 ice and died painfully with a loosed bricked, Yong-go is the one who happens to find her. He is falsely accused and sentenced to death for abduction because he said that he murdered it and have sexual intercourse with the minor because he don't want to torture Yea-seong . Ye-sung is sent to a childcare institution and Yong-go gets imprisoned and assigned to Cell No. 7. The movie's plot and story are great and the story inside the prison also grabbed my attention and I loved the way the comedy has been blended with the emotions in the movie. I laughed my head off for a moment, the other moment tears rolled out of my eyes.

The movie's end is a great tearjerker and will force one to cry. I don't just recommend one to have tissues to wipe their tears but also a friend to have a shoulder to cry on.