Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing | |
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Spanish | Amanece, que no es poco |
Directed by | José Luis Cuerda |
Written by | José Luis Cuerda |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Porfirio Enríquez |
Edited by | Juan I. Sanmateo |
Music by | José Nieto |
Distributed by | United International Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (Spanish: Amanece, que no es poco)[1][2] is a 1989 Spanish surrealist comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda. It has attained cult film status.[3][4]
The plot tracks the absurd situations unravelling upon the arrival of an engineer and his father to a village in the mountains of the province of Albacete and the behaviour of the locals.[5]
Shooting locations in the province of Albacete included Aýna, Liétor, and Molinicos.[7]
The film received a pre-screening in Albacete on 13 January 1989.[8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 17 January 1989.[9]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1990
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4th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | José Luis Cuerda | Nominated | [10] |
Best Sound | Carlos Faruolo, Enrique Molinero | Nominated | |||
Best Special Effects | Reyes Abades | Nominated |