MIRACLE IN CELL NO. 7 (2013)

Korea's #1 box office hit of 2013 is the funny, charming, heartbreaking story of a mentally-challenged man, Yong-Goo (Ryu Seung-Ryong), struggling to raise his beloved seven-year-old daughter when some very bad timing finds him accused of murder.  Though innocent, the local bigwigs want a killer, and with his disability Yong-Goo is an ideal target; he's torn from his daughter and put in jail until the trial, where he ends up with a small group of petty thieves who not only see he's innocent - but that it's killing him to be apart from his daughter.  Hatching a plan to actually smuggle the little girl IN to the prison, to see daddy, what starts as a one-time thing turns into multiple visits (where the film's comedy shines best).  But there are those determined Yong-Goo will die for his "crime," the clock ticking as Yong-Goo's cellmates, the guards, even the prison warden all lend a hand to save him.  HAVE KLEENEX HANDY for this one; it will leave an indelible impression on your heart. (not rated)  ****1/2

MIRACLE IN CELL NO. 7 trailer