As the film A Prayer Before Dawn opens, you find yourself slightly confused and then bam, everything makes sense as you see actor Joe Cole pop up on screen. Cole stars as boxer Billy Moore in this based-on-a-true story adaption.
During the journey of this film, you’re not sure what’s going to happen to Billy Moore as you see the grueling conditions in which this jail cell in Thailand is under. We spoke to actor Joe Cole as he is portraying Moore in this film. Some of these were filmed on location and will downright make you uncomfortable as you see what other prisoners go through in cells outside of America.
Just to give some background on the film, this movie is based on the incredibly true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer who was incarcerated in a Thailand prison and had to participate in Muay Thai tournaments to achieve his freedom out of that hell.
Cole got deep into his role and took it quite serious. He shared with us that he even hung out a lot with Moore himself to truly learn who he was.
I got to know Billy very well and I hung out with him as well as his family. I feel like I understand his psyche and he has a lot of layers. He’s a vulnerable guy.
Muay Thai is already an art that is tough to learn and Cole shared with us that he trained by himself. Then a friend in Thailand offered some more assistance.
My friend in Thailand gave me a lot of guidance. It was a lot of body weight, running. Even in the gym in prison- kept it simple and quite consistent.
Without giving more of this film away, Cole summed up how he wants fans to see this film.
Fans will walk away with a very good experience. The whole style of shooting the film, you can get lost in it. This movie has very little dialogue in it, more facial expressions. The audience actually needs to watch the movie as opposed to relying on dialogue.
Boxing fans- this message goes out to you! Make sure to catch this film as everything you love about the technicality involved in Muay Thai is very much present in boxing.
From director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and starring Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, and Panya Yimmumphai. A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN
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