Before We Forget

Name: Before We Forget
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: July 11, 2025
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 63

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The Film Collaborative | Release Date: July 11, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: Matias (Juan Pablo Di Pace) is an Argentine filmmaker grappling with an unfinished movie inspired by his formative friendship with a Swedish classmate he met at boarding school in 1997. Their bond, defined by tenderness and fascination, is abruptly severed when Alexander is expelled, leaving young Matias with a story of unspoken emotions.Matias (Juan Pablo Di Pace) is an Argentine filmmaker grappling with an unfinished movie inspired by his formative friendship with a Swedish classmate he met at boarding school in 1997. Their bond, defined by tenderness and fascination, is abruptly severed when Alexander is expelled, leaving young Matias with a story of unspoken emotions. Twenty-five years later, Matias reopens Pandora’s box, coming face-to-face with Alexander once again. As life begins to imitate art, Matias is drawn into a deeply personal portrait of the past, memory, and the elusive search for closure.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 108 min

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Screen Rant Abigail Stevens

Jul 10, 2025

Before We Forget (originally titled Duino) is a refreshingly intimate film and a classic gay yearning story. It has some twists that subvert genre expectations for an even more staggering emotional effect. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Jul 11, 2025

Juan Pablo Di Pace’s movie about memory, longing, time, and family is like a set of Russian nesting Matryoshka dolls. Read full review

IndieWire David Opie

Jul 10, 2025

Before We Forget may not be in quite the same league as Guadagnino’s work, but fans of the latter will find plenty to long for here, even if the sluggish modern-day components detract from the compelling, sensitive love story they look back upon. Read full review

Manuel Betancourt

Aug 1, 2025

Ultimately, though, Before We Forget feels much too tidy (didactic, even) in how it unfolds for it to land the emotional gutpunch it so wants to deliver. Read full review

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