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Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes

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Margo, who comes from a noble family, inherited a castle that she inspects with her ill-tempered husband Dieter. When they arrive at the run-down keep, their relationship is put to a test as their sanity slowly deteriorates. This opens up a new world. As time and space begin to shift around them, a reality that only exists within the walls of the eerie building is exposed -- a reality full of warmth and excess. Things aren't as they seem in this genre-bending film, that shifts between different story layers in unpredictable ways. It is a love letter to European cinema of the sixties and seventies that will leave viewers guessing what will happen next.
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Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes may not have as much to say as you might hope, but what it does it recites with an enthralling elegance. Jul 13, 2022 Full Review Anton Bitel Sight & Sound In this meta-cinematic hall of mirrors, characters whose every step seems prescribed and well-rehearsed will need to rewrite the screenplay if they hope ever to see in the mo(u)rning and move on. Aug 22, 2021 Full Review Chris Ward Flickering Myth Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes is not a movie that everyone will appreciate, but if you allow its haunting beauty take you on a journey for the perfect 74-minute running time then you will be rewarded with a unique viewing experience. Dec 16, 2022 Full Review Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective It begins looking like something from a 60s Gothic pulp cover, segues into avant-garde Eurohorror and winds up dabbling with 60s counterculture. It’s a period piece, but not as we may know or recognise it. Dec 1, 2022 Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots A haunting, genre-bending, abstract Gothic horror film that’s equally philosophical and disturbing. Jul 8, 2022 Full Review Daniel Gorman In Review Online It’s a singular experience, moving beyond mere homage to become something weirder and more interesting as it culminates in an apocalyptic fury. Jun 30, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lee S The visuals are stunning, the sound design immersive, and the performances walk a perfect line between theatrical and intimate. It’s not a film that explains itself, nor should it. Like a dream, it lingers – eerie, erotic, and enigmatic. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Angela F A psychedelic gothic dream wrapped in velvet, candle wax, and existential dread. It starts off like a moody Euro-horror throwback—haunted castles, doomed lovers, suspicious mirrors—and then shapeshifts into something wilder, weirder, and wonderfully unexpected. It’s as if Jean Rollin and Mario Bava took acid together and tried to outdo each other in one long, stylish fever dream. Gorgeous cinematography, haunting performances, and a bold narrative flip make it more than just pastiche—it’s a love letter to the genre with fangs and brains. Four stars for castle-core aesthetics, sensory overload, and a third act twist that’ll either melt your mind or make you want to immediately rewatch it. Preferably with red wine and velvet gloves. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Jack S Perhaps this film is an homage to European cinema of a particular genre that I’m simply not very familiar with but, bottom-line, I think it’s really just pretentiously over-stylized, superficial and confusing arthouse garbage. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/13/24 Full Review Diana S Very experimental and bizarre, which I love, but by the end it felt just a little too disjointed. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review Oscar H great film, loved it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Dianqing Y 摄影和故事情节都相当出色!谁能告诉我片尾的歌曲是谁的?这是一部高级的电影! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Margo, who comes from a noble family, inherited a castle that she inspects with her ill-tempered husband Dieter. When they arrive at the run-down keep, their relationship is put to a test as their sanity slowly deteriorates. This opens up a new world. As time and space begin to shift around them, a reality that only exists within the walls of the eerie building is exposed -- a reality full of warmth and excess. Things aren't as they seem in this genre-bending film, that shifts between different story layers in unpredictable ways. It is a love letter to European cinema of the sixties and seventies that will leave viewers guessing what will happen next.
Director
Kevin Kopacka
Producer
Lili Villányi, Kevin Kopacka
Screenwriter
Lili Villányi, Kevin Kopacka
Production Co
Crossbones GmbH
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 24, 2022
Runtime
1h 16m
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