A Prayer Before Dawn Page #2

Synopsis: The true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.
Production: A24 and DIRECTV
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
R
Year:
2017
116 min
378 Views


Come.

- COACH:
You okay?

- Okay.

(COACH SPEAKING THAI)

- (BOTH GRUNTING)

- (CROWD SHOUTING)

(GRUNTING CONTINUES)

(ALL SPEAKING THAI)

Boxing.

(SPEAKING THAI)

(ALL LAUGHING)

(YELLING)

(INAUDIBLE)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(ALL SPEAKING THAI)

I wanna bet. Cigarette.

BILLY:
Two packs.

(SPEAKING THAI)

(ALL CHATTERING)

(ALL CHEERING)

Two packs.

Come on, hey.

Two packs. Cigarettes.

- No.

- My f***ing fish won.

(SPEAKING THAI)

My fish won.

Give me two packs

of cigarettes.

I f***ing won, man.

I f***ing won.

- F***ing...

- (GLASS SHATTERS)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(BOSS SPEAKING THAI)

(SPEAKING THAI)

- (BOTH CHUCKLING)

- No, no, no. Fighting fish.

- I won a bet.

- Okay.

No. No girlfriend.

I wanted

to apologize actually,

because I lied to you

about me dad.

Not having a family.

I've got a dad,

I've got brothers.

They don't know I'm in prison.

Why are you in here anyway?

Why?

(LAUGHS)

Sorry.

(ALL GRUNTING)

BILLY:
Put 'em up. Put 'em up.

Put 'em up! Come on!

Put 'em up.

(BOTH SPEAKING THAI)

BILLY:
Go on.

Just f***ing do it.

Eh? One, two.

(BOTH SPEAKING THAI)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey!

F***ing go!

F***ing go!

- (BILLY SHOUTING)

- (ALL CLAMORING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(SPEAKING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(CROWD CHANTING)

(ALL SPEAKING THAI)

(BELL DINGING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(REFEREE SPEAKING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(REFEREE SPEAKING THAI)

- (BOTH GRUNTING)

- (CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(SNIFFLES)

(COACH SPEAKING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(REFEREE SPEAKING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(REFEREE SPEAKING THAI)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(PANTING)

(REFEREE SPEAKING THAI)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(MAN SPEAKING THAI)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(GRUNTING)

(MEN SPEAKING THAI)

(BILLY LAUGHING)

(MONK CHANTING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

I can.

- I wanna fight.

- Good.

Thank you, sir.

Oh.

Thank you, sir.

(SPEAKING THAI)

- (SPEAKING THAI)

(ALL SPEAKING THAI)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(INAUDIBLE)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SPEAKING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

- Three?

- (CONTINUES IN THAI)

(IMITATES GUNSHOT)

(BILLY EXHALING SHARPLY)

(INDISTINCT WHISPERING)

(TATTOOIST CHANTING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(COUNTING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING THAI)

- (COUNTING IN THAI)

- (GRUNTING)

(COUNTING IN THAI)

(SPEAKING THAI)

- (COUNTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

- (BILLY GRUNTING)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(GRUNTING)

(PRISONER SPEAKING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(PRISONER GRUNTING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(MOANING)

(INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMEN OVER PA)

(GUARD SPEAKING THAI)

(ALL SHOUTING)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(PANTING)

BILLY:
Fame.

- Fame.

(SPEAKING THAI)

What the f*** are you doing?

You move fast, don't you?

I'm not f***ing

talking to you!

I'm not f***ing

talking to you!

You f***ing piss me off.

You f***ing wanna go?

You wanna f***ing go?

You're boring. You're boring.

You're a f***ing liar.

- You're boring.

- I don't lie!

You're a f***ing liar!

(SNIFFLES)

(GRUNTING ANGRILY)

I said f***ing hit me.

(SPEAKING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

Come on, f***ing hit me.

Come on, f***ing hit me.

F***ing hit me, come on.

F***ing hit me.

F***ing hit me then, eh?

F***ing hit me, eh?

F***ing hit me, eh?

(GRUNTING)

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

F***ing gloves.

(SPEAKING THAI)

(GRUNTING)

(PANTING)

(EXHALES)

(GRUNTS)

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

(PANTING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(MONKS CHANTING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(DOOR LOCKS)

(ALL SHOUTING

IN THAI)

(SPEAKING THAI)

Lek, I'm sorry.

Lek, I'm sorry, okay?

I f***ed up.

I made a mistake.

Lek, I'm f***ing sorry.

(ALL SPEAKING THAI)

- (COUNTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

- (GRUNTING)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(COUNTING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

One-two, One-two, one-two.

Okay, push-up.

(BOXERS COUNTING

IN THAI)

(BREATHING DEEPLY)

(ALL SPEAKING THAI)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(ALL LAUGHING)

(ALL CHEERING)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(FAME SINGING IN THAI)

(ALL CHEERING)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(GRUNTING)

(COACH SPEAKING THAI)

COACH:
One, two.

(GRUNTING)

(YELLING)

Okay.

Hey, Billy.

(SPEAKING THAI)

I'm gonna get

your money, all right?

I'm gonna get it.

I've got a fight coming up.

I'm gonna win, okay?

I'm gonna win. I'm gonna fight.

I'm gonna win, okay?

I'm gonna f***ing win,

all right?

I'm gonna f***ing win, okay?

(BILLY GRUNTING)

(BILLY SCREAMING)

I'm gonna get the money

for you, all right?

I'm gonna win the fight.

(MEN SPEAKING THAI)

(PANTING)

(MEN SPEAKING THAI)

(GRUNTING)

(SPEAKING THAI)

I'm okay.

(SPEAKING THAI)

(VOMITING)

(SHIVERING)

I've got a tournament

coming up.

It's all I've got.

DOCTOR:
The reason why

you have a rupture

is because of boxing

and the massive abuse

of drugs and alcohol.

Any more trauma, and frankly,

you could bleed to death.

(SIGHS) Look, Mr. Moore,

I'm sorry.

I'll keep me guard up.

(INAUDIBLE)

(INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMEN ON PA)

(BREATHING SHARPLY)

(GROANING)

(ANNOUNCER SPEAKING THAI)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(CROWD BOOING)

(TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

Okay?

Yeah.

(SPEAKING THAI)

(BELL DINGS)

(TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(GRUNTING)

(GRUNTING)

(REFEREE SPEAKING THAI)

(GROANS)

(REFEREE SPEAKING THAI)

(CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(GRUNTING)

(BELL DINGS)

(CROWD BOOING)

(MEN ARGUING IN THAI)

(INHALES SHARPLY)

COACH:
Okay?

(GROANING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(ALL CHEERING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(VOMITING)

(INAUDIBLE)

(ALL SHOUTING IN THAI)

(SIREN WAILING)

(BEEPS)

Hello?

Hello?

(DOOR OPENS)

(NURSE SPEAKING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

(CONVERSING IN THAI)

(WOMAN SPEAKING THAI)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

(CHILDREN SHOUTING)

(PANTING)

(EXHALES)

(GUARD SPEAKING THAI)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER

OVER RADIO)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(GUARD SPEAKING

IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

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