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Muay Thai

Muay Thai

​An atmospheric descent into the psyche of a boxer before a fight

NR 2018 · 3 min · Documentary, Drama

This intimate portrait of a Thai boxer, from New York-based filmmaker Josh Hayward, reveals the rituals and pressures experienced in Bangkok's boxing culture—an environment of grueling physical and psychological tension.

Directed by Josh Hayward

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