Underplayed Gems

They Always Return at Dawn (1949)

They Always Return at Dawn poster
Original title
Siempre vuelven de madrugada
Directed by
Jerónimo Mihura
Genre
thriller film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man returns to a city in the early hours of the morning after years away. He is drawn back by unresolved events from his past that involve a woman and a crime. His presence stirs up old tensions among the people he left behind.

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What happens

They Always Return at Dawn (Spanish: Siempre vuelven de madrugada) is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Jerónimo Mihura. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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