Daybreak

Daybreak

Same day, different lives...

2003110 min6.4 / 10

A multi-threaded Swedish drama that weaves together several lives in crisis on a single day, exploring infidelity, grief, addiction, and the struggle to find meaning and connection amid personal failure.

Sweden, shortly before Christmas. Surgeon Rickard is told the job he expected goes to a Dane, because of his substance abuse. It's too late to cancel dinner with his in-laws. The guest couple announces their in-vitro is a success. Then Richard's wife learns he cheated her with Sofie. Meanwhile ugly hag Anita trades drugs to afford a taser to use on her ex Olof and his former physiotherapist. Workaholic builder Anders is disgusted by his grieve-deranged client Knut's plan and decides to spend time on his family, not just money.

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