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Daniel Isn't Real (2019)

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But he's coming out to play.

After witnessing traumatic violence as an 8-year-old boy, Luke creates an imaginary friend named Daniel who leads him into a world of fantasy allowing him to escape. After Daniel tricks Luke into doing something terrible, Luke is forced to lock Daniel away and forget his only friend.

Cast & Crew

Director
Adam Egypt Mortimer
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    Luke Nightingale Miles Robbins
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    Daniel Patrick Schwarzenegger
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    Cassie Sasha Lane
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    Claire Mary Stuart Masterson
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    Dr. Cornelius Braun Chukwudi Iwuji
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    Sophie Hannah Marks
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    Makayla Chase Sui Wonders
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    Barista Katie Chang

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Keywords

  • therapist
  • photographer
  • artist
  • trauma
  • imaginary friend
  • therapy
  • mental illness
  • college student
  • trapped soul
  • trapped in a house
  • dissociative identity disorder
  • gay theme