While the story originated in Korea, the Turkish adaptation by director Mehmet Ada Öztekin is often praised for its superior dramatic depth and "poetic" presentation. Watch Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Netflix

Memo's life is upended when he is falsely accused of the murder of a high-ranking military commander's daughter.

Despite being innocent—witnessing the girl's accidental fall—Memo is sentenced to death by a system more interested in revenge than justice.