A Prayer Before Dawn
“The fight starts from inside.”
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.
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Cast
55 people
Joe Cole
Billy Moore
Known for
Peaky Blinders
Gangs of London
Vithaya Pansringarm
Officer Preecha
Known for
Only God Forgives
The Meg
Pornchanok Mabklang
Fame
No other roles listed
Somrak Khamsing
Suthin
Known for
Born to Fight
Nic Shake
Doctor
Known for
Dorm Daze 2
Panya Yimmumphai
Keng
Known for
Hellhound
Sura Sirmalai
Chanachol
No other roles listed
Sakda Niamhom
Saiyok
No other roles listed
Billy Moore
Billy Moore's Father
Also in
Baby Brother
Komsan Polsan
Patumsuk
No other roles listed
Chaloemporn Sawatsuk
M
No other roles listed
Sonephet Inthisome
Tiffany
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Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire Director · Nick Saltrese Screenplay Jonathan Hirschbein Screenplay
Worldwide gross $959K · United States release August 10, 2018 · Produced in Cambodia, China, France, United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$958,883
Production
Meridian Entertainment
Production
Symbolic Exchange
Production
Senorita Films
Production
Indochina Productions
Production
HanWay Films
Production
A24
Studio
Hurricane Films
Production
Cambodia · China · France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Thai
Release dates
France · May 19, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · June 20, 2018
Theatrical
United States · August 10, 2018
Theatrical
United States · October 9, 2018
Physical
United States
March 12, 2018 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
April 18, 2018 · Premiere · Atlanta Film and Video Festival
Australia
August 5, 2017 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 5, 2019 · Physical
Denmark
September 24, 2018 · Physical
Finland
September 29, 2018 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
September 17, 2017 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
March 27, 2018 · Premiere · Lyon Festival Hallucinations Collectives
Germany
November 8, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
December 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 20, 2018 · Digital
Japan
December 8, 2018 · Digital
Luxembourg
February 22, 2018 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Macao SAR China
December 11, 2017 · Premiere · International Film Festival & Awards Macao
Netherlands
May 24, 2018 · Theatrical
October 30, 2018 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Norway
September 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 23, 2017 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Portugal
July 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
September 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 2, 2018 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
September 7, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 14, 2018 · Digital
Sweden
September 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 29, 2017 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Türkiye
August 31, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 2017 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
July 20, 2018 · Theatrical
September 24, 2018 · Physical
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