Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (Amanece, que no es poco) is a 1989 Spanish surrealist comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda. It has attained cult film status.

Plot
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.

Production
Shooting locations in the province of Albacete included Aýna, Liétor, and Molinicos.

Release
The film received a pre-screening in Albacete on 13 January 1989. It was released theatrically in Spain on 17 January 1989.

Accolades

 * rowspan = "3" | 1990
 * rowspan = "3" | 4th Goya Awards
 * Best Original Screenplay || José Luis Cuerda || Nominated
 * rowspan = "3" |
 * Best Sound
 * Carlos Faruolo, Enrique Molinero
 * Nominated
 * Best Special Effects
 * Reyes Abades
 * Nominated
 * }
 * Reyes Abades
 * Nominated
 * }