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Daybreak

May 1, 2009

0h 14m

★ 0.0

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?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Marshmallow Productions

Puracé Pictures

Daybreak Trailers

Cast

Juan

Matias Stevens

Boss

Paul Caesar

Mariana

Avital Greenberg-Teplitsky

University Admin Officer

Kim Byrne

Business Man

Kerry Robinson

Woman on Phone (voice)

Li-Leng Au

Neighbour

Pauline Kingsford-Smith

Andrea

Jessica Chapnik

Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.

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