7-beon-bang-ui seon-mul (2013)

A story about love between a mentally-ill father and his lovingly adorable daughter. Accused of murder and rape, her father's home is prison.

Director:

Hwan-kyung Lee (as Lee Hwan-Kyung)

Writers:

Hwan-kyung Lee (screenplay) (as Lee Hwan-Kyung), Yeong-ah Yoo (screenplay)

Stars:

Seung-ryong Ryu, So Won Kal, Dal-su Oh

10 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Seung-ryong Ryu	...	Yong-Goo (as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
So Won Kal	...	Ye-Seung (child)
Dal-su Oh	...	So Yang-Ho
Man-sik Jeong	...	Sin Bong-sik
Won-sang Park	...	Choi Choon-Ho
Jeong-tae Kim	...	Man-Bum (as Kim Jung Tae)
Shin-Hye Park	...	Ye-Seung (adult)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Han-bi Jung	...	Ye-seung's Homeroom Teacher
Jin-young Jung	...	Jang Min Hwan
Sun-Woo Yoon	...	Prosecutor of moot court

Storyline

Ryu Seung-Ryong comes back as a fool for his daughter. Outsiders not allowed, in room number 7 of the prison where all kinds of criminals are gathered, comes Yong-goo, a father with the sense of a 6-year-old, and Ye-seung, his 7-year-old daughter. The mission of these criminals in room number 7 is to protect these two who can never stay apart for a single moment. Will they succeed?

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Plot Keywords:

prison | reference to sailor moon | court | sentenced to death | prison cell | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

23 January 2013 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

December 23rd

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,000,227

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fineworks,CL Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming began June 20, 2012 in Daejeon, South Korea. The first scene filmed involved Yong-Goo (Ryoo Seung-Ryong) who meets his cell mates in cell block 7 for the first time.

User Reviews

I cried and I am not ashamed of it

It's contrived, preposterous, emotionally manipulative and sappy but such a crowd pleaser. My specs fogged up a few times because of my hot tears.

Even though it was dripping with schmaltz, I still found myself easily lulled into the story. It's a prison story, a family drama, a redemptive drama, an investigative thriller and a court drama, all rolled into one. The strength with the film lies in its excellent ensemble cast of veteran Korean actors and the little girl - a total natural. I love her character's name, Yesung. Pronounce the name a few times in your head... sounds like Jesus? 

Love the scenes in the cell... It's quite ridiculous but the earnest performances are so good, you will easily overlook the preposterous setups and some of the situations are ingeniously funny.

This film was released in Korea early this Jan and has now become the third highest grossing domestic movie of all time, behind The Host (2006) and The Thieves (2012).

So far this year, this is the only film that made me laugh and cry. An excellent film. The perfect film to bring your other half, especially if she's into Korean weepies. Don't be afraid to show up your new age sensitive self dudes