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
369 Views


I'm not gonna beat up some

f***ing Muslims, all right?

I'm not f***ing scared!

I'm not f***ing scared.

I don't give a f*** about that

I'm not scared.

I'll f***ing beat up everyone

in this f***ing prison,

if I have to.

I'm saying to you,

I just need a hit now.

If you f***ing give me

a hit now,

I'll f***ing do whatever

you want, man.

I'll do what ever

you f***ing want.

(INAUDIBLE)

(BILLY GRUNTING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SOBBING)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(PRISONER SPEAKING THAI)

(SHOUTING IN THAI)

(BILLY BREATHING SHAKILY)

(MAN SPEAKING THAI ON PA)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SPEAKING THAI)

(TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYING)

- (GUARD SHOUTING)

- (PRISONERS SHOUTING RESPONSE)

(ALL SPEAKING THAI)

(MEN GRUNTING)

I want to train.

I want to train.

Hey.

(SPEAKING THAI)

I want to box.

I'm a boxer. I can show you.

I can fight.

I need to fight.

Let me in!

(SPEAKING THAI)

Come on, just...

Just let me show you.

All right?

Same, same. I'm a boxer.

(SPEAKING THAI)

Come on, man, let me in...

(SHOUTS)

(CONVERSING IN THAI)

BILLY:
Hey.

How are you?

Look, I'm sorry about not

bringing the cigarettes back.

I've had a f***ing rough time.

I was wondering maybe if I can

get some more cigarettes,

join the boxing team.

I wanna fight again.

Just give me this one chance,

and I promise you

I'll f***ing pay you back.

I swear to God, Fame.

I'll prove to you.

(SPEAKING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)

I'll make it up to you.

I'll make it up to you.

(MEN GRUNTING)

Hey. Hey!

I got these for you.

(SPEAKING THAI)

(MEN CONTINUE GRUNTING)

(SPEAKING THAI)

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.

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