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Released 8 years ago.
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A Prayer Before Dawn
"The fight starts from inside."
2018 1h 56m EN
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 675
DramaActionCrime
Synopsis
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The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in prison Muay Thai tournaments.
“The fight starts from inside.”
Cast
Joe Cole
Billy Moore
Vithaya Pansringarm
Officer Preecha
Pornchanok Mabklang
Fame
Somrak Khamsing
Suthin
Nic Shake
Doctor
Panya Yimmumphai
Keng
Sura Sirmalai
Chanachol
Sakda Niamhom
Saiyok
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
- Writers
- Jonathan Hirschbein, Nick Saltrese, Nick Saltrese
- Languages
- English, Thai
- Countries
- Cambodia, China, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Thai.
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International production across 5 countries: Cambodia, China, France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, shot by David Ungaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Marc Boucrot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Joe Cole and Vithaya Pansringarm and Pornchanok Mabklang carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "The fight starts from inside.".
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IMDB entry: tt4080956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire directs. David Ungaro behind the camera. Marc Boucrot cuts. Produced in Cambodia, China, France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Thai.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Thai.
- 3International production across 5 countries: Cambodia, China, France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, shot by David Ungaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Marc Boucrot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Joe Cole and Vithaya Pansringarm and Pornchanok Mabklang carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The fight starts from inside.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt4080956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "prison", "prisoner", "based on novel or book", "thailand".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- David Ungaro
- Editing
- Marc Boucrot
- Production design
- Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
- Costume design
- Lupt Utama
- Makeup / hair
- Stacey Louise Holman
- Sound
- Matthieu Tertois
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $958,883
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- ME
Meridian Entertainment
CN
- SY
Symbolic Exchange
US
- SE
Senorita Films
FR
- IN
Indochina Productions
KH
HanWay Films
GB
Key crew
- Boom OperatorSonthorn Nimsane
- ProducerRoy Boulter
- ProducerNicholas Simon
- ProducerRita Dagher
- ProducerSol Papadopoulos
- ProducerJean-Stéphane Sauvaire
- SoundNassim El Mounabbih
- Title DesignerStéphane Medez
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMatthieu Tertois
- Production DesignChaiyan Chunsuttiwat
- CastingJean-Stéphane Sauvaire
- First Assistant EditorGaëtan Hugnet
- MusicNicolas Becker
- EditorMarc Boucrot
- Makeup ArtistStacey Louise Holman
- Production ManagerJane Aguirre
- Sound Re-Recording MixerCyril Holtz
- Supervising Sound EditorSéverin Favriau
- Still PhotographerPier Laurenza
- Production ManagerSylvie Balland
- FoleyNicolas Fioraso
- Costume DesignLupt Utama
- Production CoordinatorGustavo Rosa
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- 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
- thai boxing
- ladyboy
- chiang mai
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-03-12· South by Southwest Film Festival
- Premiere2018-04-18· Atlanta Film and Video Festival
- Theatrical2018-08-10R
- Physical2018-10-09
Also known as
International titles
- Hapishanede Bir BoksörTR
- Une prière avant l'aubeFR
- Бої без правилUA
- Молитва перед світанкомUA
- Prayer Before Dawn, AUS
- Modlitba Před ÚsvitemCZ
- บทสวดก่อนฟ้าสางTH
- Предрассветная молитваRU
