A Prayer Before Dawn

It’s very intense and I think it’s a tale that doesn’t always make it to the screen with this quality of actors but I made my 20 year old son watch it before he went over there it’s British cinema at its best and being an ex addict the whole process of unwinding from that plus the violence he faced , Tip Top

Difficult to watch and overall unpleasant to watch. Not for the faint-hearted.

A movie with almost no dialog but still excellent!

The pacing was jumpy, and the action was often brutal. But engaging, and had a few tender moments behind bars.

Joe Cole always plays his role to a T, he is a perfect actor. Great movie, disturbing at some parts but great movie.

This film is a spiritual experience.

I didn't really enjoy the style of this one as you're thrown into a story that bounces all over the place and you have no back story of what's going on or who the characters are. Some narration would have helped to make the flow of the story better.

Film coraggioso, tratto dall'omonimo romanzo, si dimostra un ottimo prodotto con peculiarità uniche. La scelta di non tradurre la maggior parte dei dialoghi è precisa e clamorosamente riuscita, rende perfettamente il senso di smarrimento e di ansia a cui era sottoposto il protagonista. Gli aspetti tecnici funzionano meravigliosamente; le sequenze di combattimento, gli ambienti della prigione e le dinamiche dei personaggi sono eseguite perfettamente; così come la fotografia. Sicuramente il punto debole è il percorso del personaggio, che più che redenzione, trova una continua lotta interiore e contro gli altri, con brevissimi lampi di calma. Azzeccata la scelta di prendere veri ex carcerati; in linea con il film, garantisce di migliorare ancora le ambientazioni e gli aspetti tecnici.

very difficult to watch at parts, but a quite accurate depiction of thai prisons from what i am to understand from documentaries and such. i was at first a bit peeved that they didn't include subtitles for the thai, but i realized that they added more and more of them as the protagonist learned how to understand it himself, which is a nice touch. the fight sequences were also scaled in this way : blurry and unclear at first, but more intense and focused as he learned to ~discipline himself. this movie is really great, but be warned that there is a lot of physical and sexual violence. i also liked their approach to the transgender women in the film, as it seemed they were respected and not stigmatized in any way.

A grim reminder that it could always be worse. Take your top ten list of things you don't want to do or experience in life and they are all likely in this movie. Quite possibly the hardest movie I have ever seen. I would've scored it higher but I can't recommend this to anyone and everyone.