Maps of Movies

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

Where Miracle in Cell No. 7 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The cell block is a set in Iksan, and only a school in Bundang is on record as shot where the story is set

Scenes and places

The mock trial where Ye-sung argues for her father (2013)

Ye-sung, now training to be a lawyer, picks her late father's wrongful conviction as the subject of her mock trial. Leaving the court, she spots a balloon snagged on barbed wire, and the film drops back to 1997.

Set in Mock-trial courtroom, Judicial Research and Training Institute — Where adult Ye-sung, now a trainee lawyer, argues her late father's case.

The Sailor Moon backpack (1997)

Yong-gu and his six-year-old daughter Ye-sung stare into a shop window at a Sailor Moon backpack. He promises to buy it when he is paid, but the police commissioner and his daughter buy the last one first, and Yong-gu is thrown out of the shop when he tries to grab it.

Set in Toy store window in Seongnam — The shop where Yong-gu and Ye-sung admire a Sailor Moon backpack.

Home and the Happy Mart (1997)

The two return home without the bag, slightly battered but in high spirits. Yong-gu works at Happy Mart, and the small routines of his day with Ye-sung show how much she is his world.

Set in Yong-gu and Ye-sung's home, and Happy Mart — The father and daughter's daily routine, and the supermarket where Yong-gu works.

The icy market lane (1997)

The next day, after work, the commissioner's daughter spots Yong-gu and tries to show him another store that sells the same backpack. She slips on the icy pavement and a brick strikes her head. Yong-gu's desperate attempts at CPR are misread by a bystander, and he is arrested.

Set in Market lane, Seongnam — A market alley with icy pavement on a freezing day.

Interrogation and the 1997 trial (1997)

Yong-gu is questioned over the girl's death and cannot make the police understand what happened. Before the trial, the commissioner beats him in a rage and threatens to kill Ye-sung unless he confesses.

Set in Police station and trial courtroom — Where Yong-gu is questioned and later stands trial.

Cell No. 7 (1997)

Yong-gu is sent to prison and shares Room 7 with five inmates who dislike him at first. When he saves cellmate and gang leader So Yang-ho from a stabbing, Yang-ho vows to repay him, and Yong-gu asks for the one thing he wants: to see his daughter.

Set in Seongnam Prison, Room 7 — The cell Yong-gu shares with five other inmates.

In the film the setting is Seongnam Prison; it was shot on a purpose-built prison set in Iksan.

The choir visit (1997)

Ye-sung's choir comes to perform at the prison, and the inmates use the visit to smuggle her in. She meets her father's cellmates and manages to stay for a night before the warden finds her, and later he lets her visit every day after school.

Set in Prison concert hall — The hall where Ye-sung's school choir performs for the inmates.

A prison hall used for performances; per a Korean encyclopedia entry, the choir children came from the director's daughter's primary school choir.

Ye-sung's school (1997)

Yong-gu insists his daughter must go to school like other children, because school is where she can become someone better. Ye-sung is praised by her teacher as the smartest and prettiest in the class.

Set in Ye-sung's primary school — The primary school Ye-sung attends.

Suinae Elementary School in Bundang, Seongnam, is listed as a filming location; the sources do not say which scene it was.

Filmed at Suinae Elementary School, Bundang, Seongnam (Bundang-gu, Sunae-dong, Seongnam, South Korea) — Listed as a filming location of the film; which scene was shot here is not given by the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The balloon and the prison wall (1997)

Feeling sorry for Yong-gu, the inmates decide to build a hot air balloon for him. During a prison concert they send Yong-gu and Ye-sung up on it while the guards pretend to be overwhelmed.

Set in Prison wall and yard — The wall topped with barbed wire where the balloon rises.

Characters

• Yong-gu — A father with a developmental disability who works at a mart and lives for his daughter.
• Ye-sung — His six-year-old daughter, who grows up to be a trainee lawyer.