Daniel Isn't Real

Movie
Original title	Daniel Isn't Real
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2019
length	96 minutes
Rod
Director	Adam Egypt Mortimer
script	Brian DeLeeuw , ; Adam Egypt Mortimer
production	Daniel Noah , ; Josh C. Waller , ; Lisa Whalen , ; Elijah Wood
music	Chris Clark
camera	Lyle Vincent
cut	Brett W. Bachman
occupation
	Miles Robbins : Luke; Griffin Robert Faulkner : Young Luke; Patrick Schwarzenegger : Daniel; Nathan Reid: young Daniel; Sasha Lane : Cassie; Hannah Marks : Sophie; Mary Stuart Masterson : Claire; Chukwudi Iwuji : Dr. Cornelius Braun; Peter McRobbie : Percy Thigpen; Daniel Marconi: John Thigpen; Andrew Bridges : Richard; Michael Cuomo : James; Katie Chang : Barista; Faith Logan : Party Goer; Rosanne Ma : Professor Abelard;

Daniel Is not Real is a mystery - horror thriller by Adam Egypt Mortimer , who on March 9, 2019 at the South by Southwest Film Festival celebrated its premiere. The film is based on the novel In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw .

action

The traumatized 8-year-old Lukas invents an imaginary friend named Daniel who leads them both into a world of fantasy. After Daniel gets the boy to do something terrible, Luke has to lock him up. Twelve years later, Luke brings him back, and Daniel now appears as a charming, manipulative young man with a terrible secret plan.

production

The film is based on the novel In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw , who adapted it for the film together with director Adam Egypt Mortimer .

The score was composed by Chris Clark . The soundtrack, which comprises a total of 17 pieces of music, was released on December 6, 2019 by Deutsche Grammophon as download and on vinyl.

The film premiered on March 9, 2019 at the South by Southwest Film Festival . At the end of May and beginning of June 2019 it was presented at the Overlook Film Festival. In July 2019 the film was shown at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival and the Fantasia Film Festival. It was released in selected US cinemas on December 6, 2019.

reception

Reviews

So far, the film has won over 81 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 7.1 out of a possible 10 points.

Trace Thurman from Bloody Disgusting describes the film in his review as an almost perfect combination of body horror , cosmic horror and psychological horror that gets under the skin and hits the heart at the same time.

Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle writes the film is highly recommended, and echoes of Rosemary's baby and The Tenant- era films by Roman Polanski run through the film. Nevertheless, Daniel Is Not Real is a very special fever dream.