A Prayer Before Dawn

Biography, Crime, Drama

A young British boxer is incarcerated into Chiang Mai prison, where he is quickly subjugated to the horrors of Thai prison life, including being moved into a crowded mass cell ruled by cell boss Keng, forced to sleep next to a corpse and witnessing at knifepoint the brutal rape of a fellow inmate. With the help of a fellow inmate, he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.

Directed by: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Starring: Joe Cole
Produced by: Roy Boulter, Rita Dagher, Sol Papadopoulos, Nicholas Simon
Written by: Jonathan Hirschbein, Nick Saltrese
Based on: A Prayer Before Dawn: My Nightmare in Thailand's Prisons by Billy Moore

Music by: Nicolas Becker
Cinematography: David Ungaro
Edited by: Marc Boucrot

Production company: Meridan Entertainment, Symbolic Exchange, Senorita Films, IndoChina Productions, HanWay Films, Canal+, Cine+
Distributed by: A24, DirecTV Cinema, Altitude Film Distribution
Release date: 19 May 2017 (Cannes), 20 July 2018 (United Kingdom), 10 August 2018 (United States)

Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States, France, China
Language: English

Cast

Joe Cole as Billy Moore
Vithaya Pansringarm as Officer Preecha
Cherry Miko as Fame
Panya Yimmumphai as Keng
Billy Moore as Billy Moore's Father
Pongrapee Rodmaneeas Trustee
Nopparut Archeeva as Sombut
Nicolas Shake as Doctor
Sonephet Inthisome as Tiffany
Sura Sirmalai as Chanachol
Somlock Kamsing as Trainer
Oakkharakittikhachok Chokwatcharakonkun as Bowie

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