Cambodia A Prayer Before Dawn is a Cambodia–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
“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.
Cambodia × China Co-Production
Other Cambodia×China titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Prayer Before Dawn. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on A Prayer Before Dawn, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- kick boxing · 3
- thai boxing · 2
- chiang mai · 2
- outsider · 1
- ladyboy · 1
- drugs · 24
- prisoner · 14
- muay thai · 8
- boxing · 8
- based on memoir or autobiography · 6
- based on novel or book · 288
- based on true story · 98
- biography · 75
- thailand · 56
- prison · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #9 of 19 Cambodia films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Cambodia Drama productions specifically: #6 of 12 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Cambodia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Cambodia, China, France, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Thai |
| Production Companies | Meridian Entertainment, Hurricane Films, Senorita Films, Indochina Productions, Symbolic Exchange |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | May 24, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt4080956 |
| Official Site | prayerbeforedawn.movie |