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Daybreak (1993)

Daybreak poster
Directed by
Stephen Tolkin
Genre
action, drama, romance, science fiction, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a quarantined Manhattan ravaged by a plague, a man and a woman fall in love while trying to evade the authorities. They navigate a dystopian world of checkpoints and curfews to stay together.

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What happens

Daybreak is a 1993 American sci-fi thriller television film written and directed by Stephen Tolkin, based on the 1987 Off-Broadway play Beirut by Alan Bowne. It stars Moira Kelly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Martha Plimpton, and Omar Epps, and aired on HBO on May 8, 1993. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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