When Dawn Breaks

When Dawn Breaks

When Dawn Breaks

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When Dawn Breaks

"What does happiness mean?"

2025

0h 29m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Noah, 35, retreats to a beloved lakeside cabin to quietly end it all. But when his ex-wife Lizzy arrives unannounced, his carefully laid exit unravels — in ways neither of them saw coming.

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5 featured cast members

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Jannis Gerner

Noah

Marie Nasemann

Marie Nasemann

Lizzy

Constanze Lindner

Polizistin

Björn Hopf

Polizist

Ivy Lissack

Sanitäterin

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Directed by: Jonas Gruber
Written by: Jonas Gruber
Produced by: Jonas Gruber

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