A Prayer Before Dawn (film)

A Prayer Before Dawn
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Written by
  • Jonathan Hirschbein
  • Nick Saltrese
Based onA Prayer Before Dawn: My Nightmare in Thailand's Prisons
by Billy Moore
Produced by
StarringJoe Cole
CinematographyDavid Ungaro
Edited byMarc Boucrot
Music byNicolas Becker
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) (United Kingdom)
  • 10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) (United States)
Running time
117 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • France
  • China
LanguageEnglish
Box office$958,883[1]

A Prayer Before Dawn is a 2017 biographical prison drama film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and written by Jonathan Hirschbein and Nick Saltrese. The film stars Joe Cole and is based on the book A Prayer Before Dawn: My Nightmare in Thailand's Prisons by Billy Moore.[3][4]

A Prayer Before Dawn had its world premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May, and was released in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2018, by Altitude, and in the United States on 10 August 2018, by A24.

  1. ^ a b "'A Prayer Before Dawn". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ "A Prayer Before Dawn (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ^ Moore, Billy (2016). A Prayer Before Dawn: My Nightmare in Thailand's Prisons. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 9781510702141. OCLC 914219270.
  4. ^ "'A Prayer Before Dawn' pulls no punches in its portrayal of boxing in Thailand's prisons". The National. Retrieved 20 July 2018.