
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
Directed by José Luis Cuerda
Produced by Compañía de Aventuras Comerciales, TVE
A darkly absurdist comedy about displacement and family, where surreal rural Spanish life collides with an engineer's rational expectations.
Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.
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Questions people ask
Is Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



























































