Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

1989 · 106 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy

Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.

Directed by José Luis Cuerda · Written by José Luis Cuerda

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