do for Cambodia what The Raid did for Indonesia". The fight scenes were choreographed by Dara Our and Jean-Paul Ly and the score was composed by Fabio Guglielmo Anastasi and by popular Cambodian rap duo Kmeng Khmer. Release Jailbreak was released in Cambodia on 31 January 2017, benefiting from an intensive marketing campaign which also relied on viral techniques. The film was adapted into a video game for mobile phones, which was downloaded in Cambodia by 58000 people at the time of the film's release. The film debuted to sold-out shows in Cambodian cities and enjoyed positive reception from the audience. Its performance at the Cambodian box office was exceptional for a local production. Shortly after the film's release, it was selected for the Cambodia International Film Festival. It quickly secured sales in other Asian countries such as China and South Korea. Local reception English-language newspaper Khmer Times called Jailbreak an efficient film which owed much to the "naturally kinetic nature of bokator", and concluded that as "an ambitious film for Cambodia", "'Jailbreak' for the most part succeeds in delivering what could be described as the first Khmer action film" and was "sure to do its country proud". The Phnom Penh Post wrote that Jailbreak "could be a defining moment in the growth of Khmer cinema", calling it a "slickly produced and genre-busting" film and "a celebration of what Cambodia has to offer". International release and reception In July 2017, Jailbreak was shown in Montreal at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Variety wrote that, despite a few "minor quibbles" such as "running slightly out of narrative steam in the final furlong", the film benefited from "Henderson’s high-energy direction and an appealing central cast that deliver credible dramatic performances alongside dynamic physical feats". The festival's jury awarded the film a special prize in the action category, "for its inspired fight and camera choreography" and for achieving "a rare and innovative alchemy between camera and cast, that transforms the operator from observer to literal combatant". The audience gave it the Bronze award in the "Most Innovative Feature Film" category. The French newspaper Le Monde gave the film a positive review, calling it a "leap forward for Cambodian cinema" and praising its use of strong female characters. The Hollywood Reporter compared Jailbreak to Thailand's Ong-Bak and Indonesia's The Raid, praised its imaginative action scenes and concluded that, despite some "old-school flaws" and a