A Prayer Before Dawn Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Apr. 28, 2018

A Prayer Before Dawn

Release Date: Friday, August 10, 2018 Limited

Joe Cole, Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, Panya Yimmumphai, Vithaya Pansringarm, Nicolas Shake

R Action 1 hr, 56 m

1.3

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6% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

The true story of Billy Moore, a young English boxer incarcerated in two of Thailand’s most notorious prisons. He is quickly thrown into a terrifying world of drugs and gang violence, but when the prison authorities allow him to take part in the Muay Thai boxing tournaments, he realizes this might be his chance to get out. Billy embarks on a relentless, action-packed journey from one savage fight to the next, stopping at nothing to do whatever he must to preserve his life and regain his freedom.

Cited as official plot version from a24films.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A Prayer Before Dawn.

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Joe Cole
The Damned, Against the Ice
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Vithaya Pansringarm
Hellhound, Mayhem!
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Panya Yimmumphai
Hellhound
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Nicolas Shake

Crew Behind the Film

The A Prayer Before Dawn behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jean-Stephane Sauvaire last directed Asphalt City and Mission: Blacklist.

Director: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
Screenwriters: —

Studio: A24
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for strong violence including a brutal rape sequence, drug use and language throughout, some sexual content and nudity
Runtime: 1 hr, 56 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the A Prayer Before Dawn movie production.

Key Facts

Shot in a an actual Thai prison with a cast of primarily real inmates.

Production Updates

Nov 2017

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

A Prayer Before Dawn was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 10, 2018. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Meg, Slender Man and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. As a limited release, A Prayer Before Dawn was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

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Changed the US film release date from TBA 2018 to August 10, 2018

Set film release to Limited

Changed the US film release date from November 10, 2018 to TBA 2018

Set film release to Limited

Sat., Nov. 4, 2017 Sat., Nov. 4, 2017

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Added a running time of 116 minutes

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