Daniela Forever

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Daniela Forever

2024

1h 58m

Sci-Fi

Romance

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When Nicolas is invited to a clinical trial allowing participants to control their dreams, he takes the plunge in hopes of recovering from the tragic loss of his girlfriend, Daniela. But as his lucid dreams bring Daniela back to him, Nicolas becomes obsessed with the fantasy world that he's created and finds that his dreams aren’t as perfect as they seem.

Lovia Gyarkye

The Hollywood Reporter

Before Daniela Forever goes off the rails in a disappointing series of twists, it pulls us in with a visual style that distinguishes it from others with a familiar premise...

Sep 11, 2024

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Jourdain Searles

IndieWire

Though its darkness may be alienating, there’s something to be said about a love story that isn’t afraid to admit that one of the lovers isn’t the charming dreamboat he appears to be. And to Golding’s credit, there’s no vanity in his portrayal of Nicolas.

Rated: B

Sep 11, 2024

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Zachary Lee

RogerEbert.com

Vigalondo challenges that we all have to wake up sometime, no matter how deep our grief.

Sep 10, 2024

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Thomas Alexander

HeyUGuys

You are taken on a complex emotional journey where there is a real tenderness in how Nacho Vigalondo approaches this touch subject matter. The brutal reality of loss and how to cope is at its core and one that will leave its mark on you.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 10, 2025

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Kevin Fullerton

The List

The world-building isn’t expansive enough to bear the weight of this ambitious blend of sci-fi and romcom, but its sly subversion of the meet-cute and its knotted examination of loss make for a worthwhile, charmingly earnest experience.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2025

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Kat Hughes

THN

Slightly less bleak than previous offerings, Nacho Vigalondo’s latest film is still soaked in pathos as it explores the power of grief and desperate lengths that people will go to to hold onto a memory.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2025

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Synopsis

When Nicolas is invited to a clinical trial allowing participants to control their dreams, he takes the plunge in hopes of recovering from the tragic loss of his girlfriend, Daniela. But as his lucid dreams bring Daniela back to him, Nicolas becomes obsessed with the fantasy world that he's created and finds that his dreams aren’t as perfect as they seem.

Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Producer: Nahikari Ipina, Nacho Vigalondo, Benoit Roland, Leire Apellaniz
Screenwriter: Nacho Vigalondo
Production Co: XYZ Films, Sayaka Producciones Audiovisuales, Señor & Señora, Wrong Men, Mediacrest
Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 58m