Miracle in Cell No. 7

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

A tale of miracle inside a notorious cell.

Joselito is a mentally-challenged man who is wrongfully charged with sexually assaulting and murdering a little girl. In prison, he becomes friends with his fellow inmates and together they form a plan to smuggle his young daughter inside the cell! Years after, his daughter becomes a lawyer and is determined to prove her father's innocence.

Date of release
2019-12-25
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (30)
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Nuel Crisostomo Naval

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Miracle in Cell No. 7

Miracle in Cell No. 7 is a 2019 Filipino drama film directed by Nuel Crisostomo Naval from a screenplay written by Mel Mendoza-del Rosario, based on the 2013 South Korean film of the same name directed by Lee Hwan-kyung. Starring Aga Muhlach, Xia Vigor and Bela Padilla, the story follows Lito, a mentally challenged man who was wrongfully accused of killing the daughter of Secretary Yulo as well as his attempt to maintain relations with his own daughter, Yesha, through the help of his fellow inmates.

Production

Miracle in Cell No. 7 was directed by Nuel Naval and written by Mel del Rosario under Viva Films. The film is an adaptation of the 2013 South Korean film of the same name. The original film was directed by Lee Hwan-kyung.

The film, being a Philippine adaptation of a South Korean film, is set in the Philippines. The protagonists' residence is situated somewhere along the Marikina River. Several other aspects of the film were changed from the source material, including the names of the characters. The prison which served as the main setting of the Philippine adaptation was filmed in a sound stage in Cainta, Rizal.

Aga Muhlach's character is the counterpart of Yong-gu of the original Korean film, while Bela Padilla's character was the counterpart of Yong-gu's daughter Ye-seung. Among the challenges posed by the adaptation process is how a faithful depiction of Philippine prisons would affect the film's plot.

Nadine Lustre was supposed to play Padilla's role but withdrew from the film project citing a need to take a break after her stints with two 2019 films, Ulan and Indak.

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