SPA25 Samana Sunrise

SPA25 Samana Sunrise

SPA25 Samana Sunrise

SPECIAL EVENTS Say 'hola!' to the 2025 Spanish Film Festival on opening night at Palace Nova Cinemas with tapas and a drink on arrival ahead of the Australian premiere of Samana Sunrise! More info

Amanece en Samaná

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

María Luisa Mayol (Fatum), Bárbara Santa-Cruz (If I Were Rich), Luis Zahera (The Realm) and Luis Tosar (also in Undercover) star in this sun-soaked, entertaining relationship comedy full of twists and turns from Rafa Cortés, based on the play Cancún by Jordi Galcerán.

Samaná, Dominican Republic. Two couples, Ale and Santi, and Natalia and Mario, are celebrating their twenty-year friendship at a resort.

Carried away by the happiness of being with her friends and fuelled by rum, Ale decides to share a confession from the past about the night the four of them met, leading to a ‘Sliding Doors’ moment. The following morning, Ale wakes somewhat confused and with a heavy hangover, but events soon begin to take a completely unexpected and hilarious, yet ultimately cathartic, turn.

As the strength of their relationships and friendships is put to the test, revealing hidden attractions and frustrations, they are confronted with comparisons of who they are and what their lives could have been.

“A light-hearted comedy that explores the dynamics of relationships in a heavenly setting... Challenges genre expectations with an unexpected twist and a star-studded cast.” - Escribiendocine

Spain, Dominican Republic

Rating: CTC
Runtime: 100 mins

Spanish with English subtitles

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Wed, Jun 11:
19:00

Sat, Jun 14:
18:00

Tue, Jun 17:
15:45

Sun, Jun 22:
16:30

Tue, Jun 24:
13:30

Sat, Jun 28:
18:20

Prospect Cinemas
Sun, Jun 15:
13:30

Thu, Jun 19:
18:15

Sat, Jun 21:
18:15

Thu, Jun 26:
18:00

Sun, Jun 29:
13:40

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