DANIEL ISN’T REAL (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Miles Robbins (My Friend Dahmer), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Midnight Sun), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Hannah Marks (Southbound), Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes), Chukwudi Iwuji (Exam), Peter McRobbie (16 Blocks), Michael Cuomo (Bandslam), Andrew Bridges (ReRUN), Katie Chang (The Bling Ring), Griffin Robert Faulkner (It Comes At Night), Nathan Chandler Reid (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), director, writer; Brian DeLeeuw (Curvature), writer; Daniel Noah (Mandy), Josh C. Waller (The Greasy Strangler), Lisa Whalen (Bitch) and Elijah Wood (Cooties), producers; Clark (film debut), composer; Lyle Vincent (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night), cinematographer; Brett W. Bachman (Raze), editor

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

After suffering a violent family trauma, college freshman Luke (Robbins) resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Although at first the charismatic and energetic Daniel helps Luke to overcome his crippling social awkwardness, Luke soon finds himself in a battle against the increasingly sinister Daniel for both Luke’s mind and soul…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

If Drop Dead Fred turned out to be an evil hellspawn (or at least, more than he already was), then you’d get a rough idea of the twisted psychological horror on display here.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2020

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