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Short film

Daybreak

2009 · 14 min

A quiet, earnest short that immerses you in a migrant's struggle, balancing hope and hardship with emotional weight.

Directed by
Alvaro D. Ruiz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matias Stevens, Paul Caesar, Avital Greenberg-Teplitsky
Overview
A young South American man struggles to build a new life for his wife and children in Australia. Dreams turn to lies. Lies become reality. Does he have the will to see the light of Amanecer?

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Directed by
Alvaro D. Ruiz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matias Stevens, Paul Caesar, Avital Greenberg-Teplitsky
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Alvaro D. Ruiz
Starring
Matias Stevens, Paul Caesar, Avital Greenberg-Teplitsky, Kim Byrne, Kerry Robinson, Li-Leng Au, Pauline Kingsford-Smith, Jessica Chapnik
Cinematography
Ross Giardina
Runtime
14 min
Country
Australia, Colombia
Languages
English, Spanish

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