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.[2]
Plot
The story unfolds in a story to a village in 1983. A mentally challenged man, 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.
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.
