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A Prayer Before Dawn is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire released in USA on 10 august 2018 with Joe Cole
A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)
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Add to a movie listUne prière avant l'aube (A Prayer Before Dawn) est un film franco-britannique réalisé par Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire et sorti en 2018, avec l'année précédente une présentation en sélection officielle au Festival de Cannes 2017 où il a été montré dans la section Midnight Screenings.
Le film retrace un épisode de la vie du jeune boxeur anglais Billy Moore, incarcéré en Thaïlande pour détention de drogue.
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Billy Moore est un jeune britannique qui a fui sa famille et essaye de s'adapter à la vie en Thaïlande. Il s'entraîne à la boxe thaïe (Muay-thaï) et fait des combats pour gagner des primes. Mais il est impulsif et violent, ce qui s'aggrave encore par la consommation de yaba, une Méthamphétamine locale très répandue. La police le surveille et il finit par être arrêté pour usage de drogue et se retrouve en prison avec la pègre et les gangs thaïs.Actors
Joe Cole
(Billy Moore)
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