Miracle In Cell 7: A Must-Watch

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Last week, I finished watching 'Miracle in Cell 7’ and I have to say that I ended up with tears in my eyes. It’s impossible not to cry seeing this story of overcoming, no matter how hard you try to play tough, no matter how hard you think you have a steel heart. Even DJSnake tweeted a few days ago ["I have cried 8 times with this movie, is that normal? '].

"Miracle in Cell 7" is a 2013 Korean film of the same name in Turkey, which also had an adaptation in the Philippines and Indonesia, which brought much success. Its original name is "Yedinci Kogustaki Mucize", which premiered in its country last year and was also well received. The film is well made, it is heartbreaking and tells one of those stories that reach the heart, with a plot twist that the viewer does not expect at the beginning, which is appreciated at this time, a rather irregular beginning that does not allow us to see what will come after. 'Miracle in Cell 7' tells the story of Memo, a man with a disability and a pastor who has a daughter named Ova. Memo, with a mental age similar to that of the little girl, lives with her girl in Memo's grandmother's house. The story is set in 1983 and the girl loves Heidi, and she craves a backpack with the character that Silk, the daughter of a high-ranking military man, bought earlier. Memo will one day meet Silk who, playing on some cliffs, ends up slipping, hitting herself and dying. Memo is forced to sign a confession and is sent to prison. It is

interesting to see what Memo's evolution is like inside the prison, how he integrates with his cellmates (which are quite scary at first) and how they are all transformed by Memo's goodness.

It has devastated the United States since it reached the platform there, on March 13. Records have followed: number 2 in series and movies in France, number 3 among all Netflix content in Argentina, number 1 in Mexico, number 7 in the United Arab Emirates, number 2 in Nigeria ... And I understand it. And I want it to keep happening like this, for people to keep watching it. 'Miracle in cell 7' has come at a time when we need these stories of hope; how life can radically turn around; how it is possible that things are different and that people can be good and supportive.

By Valentina Salinas, 10A