The gothic thriller Dawn Breaks Behind The Eyes is now available on digital platforms, courtesy of Dark Sky Films, and we have an exclusive clip just for Daily Dead readers, along with a quote from director Kevin Kopacka!

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."

  • Directed by: Kevin Kopacka (Hades)
  • Written by: Lili Villányi & Kevin Kopacka
  • Produced by: Lili Villányi & Kevin Kopacka
  • Distributor: Dark Sky Films
  • Run Time: 76 minutes
  • Cast: Anna Platen (Para - Wir sind King), Jeff Wilbusch (Peacock's The Missing, Netflix's Unorthodox), Luisa Taraz, Frederik Von Lüttichau (Notes of Berlin, Gender Crisis), with Bill Becker, Christopher Ramm, and Elena Gomez Alvarez

Filmmaker Kevin Kopacka's Comments on the Exclusive Clip: "Dawn Breaks the Eyes tells the story of many realities occupying the same space - a run down but mesmerizing castle on the outskirts of Germany.

Revealing too much of what happens in this clip would spoil all the fun, but compared to the cold and mysterious opening of the movie, we here get to witness a world full of warmth and excess that is on the constant cusp of chaos and destruction.

We shot this scene on the third day. Having done a very intimate scene the day before, the entire cast was very comfortable with each other.

This was a great advantage as it led to the actors becoming more open with each other and eager to improvise for this particular scene."