Daniela Forever

Name: Daniela Forever
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance
Released: July 11, 2025
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 49

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Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: July 11, 2025 | R

Summary: Grieving the loss of his girlfriend Daniela, Nicolás is consumed by sorrow. He sees a glimmer of hope when he's offered a chance to participate in a groundbreaking sleep therapy that simulates reality. But as dream and memory blur, he must confront what healing really means—and whether he’s ready to let go. From visionary filmmaker NachoGrieving the loss of his girlfriend Daniela, Nicolás is consumed by sorrow. He sees a glimmer of hope when he's offered a chance to participate in a groundbreaking sleep therapy that simulates reality. But as dream and memory blur, he must confront what healing really means—and whether he’s ready to let go. From visionary filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal), Daniela Forever is a sci-fi journey through love, loss, and illusion.
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Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 113 min

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Ethan Padgett

Jul 15, 2025

For a film about grief, it’s a pleasurable viewing experience. One feels like they are on a lazy river when watching it. Daniela Forever carries the spirit of fantasy-romance films of the past, such as Powell and Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death. For those dreaming of escape, this film is for you! Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Jul 9, 2025

Vigalondo has a ton of fun with the premise of two worlds by changing both aspect ratio and fidelity. Read full review

IndieWire Jourdain Searles

Jul 9, 2025

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. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Jul 9, 2025

Vigalondo’s film has a compelling premise, but the story (he also wrote the screenplay) gets away from him, resulting in a film that never quite hits its stride. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Jul 10, 2025

If anything, Daniela Forever feels overly familiar. Calling to mind other life-of-the-mind films, it suffers by comparison, falling short of the wowee-zowee visuals of Waking Life, the satisfyingly intricate mechanics of Inception, the soulfulness of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Jul 10, 2025

As this somewhat overlong film continues on, it becomes increasingly shapeless, finally succumbing to the sort of soupy sentimentality it’s trying to critique. Read full review

Chase Hutchinson

Jul 9, 2025

Daniela Forever is afraid to ever dream big, leaving nothing more than a banal nightmare. Read full review

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