A Prayer Before Dawn
2017 · Movie · R · 116 min · ★ 6.7 · 84% critics
An English boxer is locked up in a notorious Thai prison and plunged into a harsh routine of drugs, fear, and violence. Struggling to survive and rebuild himself, he sees a slim path forward by entering brutal prison Muay Thai tournaments.
Also known as Prayer Before Dawn, A
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2018-05-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (643 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, uncomfortable true-story prison drama with bursts of combat and a heavy focus on survival and addiction; Not for you if you need fast pacing or crowd-pleasing action like Unforgiven.
Pros: gripping true-story intensity; immersive prison atmosphere; powerful lead performance | Cons: very slow pacing; repetitive scenes; limited fight focus
Themes
- prison
- prisoner
- based on novel or book
- thailand
- biography
- based on true story
- muay thai
- kick boxing
- based on memoir or autobiography
- drugs
- outsider
- boxing
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Joe Cole
as Billy Moore
Vithaya Pansringarm
as Officer Preecha
Pornchanok Mabklang
as Fame
- SK
Somrak Khamsing
as Suthin
Nic Shake
as Doctor
Panya Yimmumphai
as Keng
- SS
Sura Sirmalai
as Chanachol
- SN
Sakda Niamhom
as Saiyok
Billy Moore
as Billy Moore's Father
- KP
Komsan Polsan
as Patumsuk
Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire