Nina Forever

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After his girlfriend Nina dies in a car crash, Rob unsuccessfully attempts suicide. As he begins to overcome his grief, he falls in love with a coworker, Holly. Their relationship is complicated when Nina, unable to find rest in the afterlife, comes back to life to sarcastically torment them whenever they have sex. Rob and Holly must find some way to deal with the situation and put Nina to rest.

• Fiona O'Shaughnessy as Nina
• Abigail Hardingham as Holly
• Cian Barry as Rob
• Elizabeth Elvin as Sally
• David Troughton as Dan

The writer-directors wanted to keep the film from descending into camp, so they kept the tone serious enough that people could still relate to the characters and their actions despite the situations. Focus was also put on keeping the metaphor of baggage in a relationship relatable beyond the literal interpretation of supernatural events.{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/837275-sxsw-2015-video-abigail-hardingham-and-the-blaine-brothers-on-nina-forever|title=SXSW 2015 Video: Abigail Hardingham and The Blaine Brothers on 'Nina Forever'|last=Bibbiani|first=William|work=CraveOnline|date=2015-03-19|accessdate=2015-03-25}} Production began in May 2013 in the UK.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/blaines-begin-debut-feature-nina-forever/5054474.article|title=Blaine Brothers' debut feature Nina Forever begins production|last=Rosser|first=Michael|work=Screen Daily|date=2013-05-01|accessdate=2015-03-25}} The Blaine brothers used a Kickstarter campaign to fund aspects of the film. They said that they did not want to ask permission to make a film; instead, they made the film they wanted and invited others to become involved in the process.{{cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2015-03-13/nina-forever/|title=Nina Forever|last=Savlov|first=Marc|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=2015-03-13|accessdate=2015-03-25}}

Nina Forever premiered at SXSW on 14 March 2015.{{cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2015/03/nina-forever-trailer-shows-a-dark-modern-fairy-tale.html|title=NINA FOREVER Trailer Shows A Dark Modern Fairy-Tale|last=Vijn|first=Ard|work=Twitch Film|date=2015-03-03|accessdate=2015-03-25|archive-date=19 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319015420/http://twitchfilm.com/2015/03/nina-forever-trailer-shows-a-dark-modern-fairy-tale.html|url-status=dead}} It was released via video on demand in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2016, followed by a DVD and Blu-ray release on 22 February.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3377835/i-heart-this-uk-nina-forever-poster-too/|title=I Heart This UK 'Nina Forever' Poster, Too!|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=26 January 2016 |accessdate=2016-04-10}}

Rotten Tomatoes reports that 97% of 32 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 8/10 with the consensus stating, "Nina Forever tests the limit of the rom-com with a decidedly unorthodox triangle that's as diabolically original as it is daringly dark".{{cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/nina_forever/|title=Nina Forever (2016)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=December 11, 2018}} Metacritic rated it 75/100 based on 10 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://metacritic.com/movie/nina-forever|title=Nina Forever|work=Metacritic|accessdate=2016-04-10}} Wayne Alan Brenner of The Austin Chronicle called it "a deftly unnerving collaboration between Lorrie Moore and Clive Barker".{{cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2015-03-19/sxsw-film-review-nina-forever/|title=SXSW Film Review: Nina Forever|last=Brenner|first=Wayne Alan|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=2015-03-19|accessdate=2015-03-25}} Patrick Cooper of Bloody Disgusting rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "The Blaine brothers do a superb job of balancing the absurdity of a corpse that's summoned every time they have sex and the tough themes like grief and the possible impossibility of closure."{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3335977/sxsw-15-review-nina-forever/|title=[SXSW '15 Review] 'Nina Forever' Is a Morbidly Funny Horror-Romance|last=Cooper|first=Patrick|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=2015-03-15|accessdate=2015-03-25}} Drew Tinnin of Dread Central rated it 4/5 stars and wrote, "Always slowly developing just enough to stay interesting, Nina Forever strikes a fairly unique balance in tone, never winking and becoming too ridiculous given the circumstances while also dealing with loss in a very genuine way."{{cite web|url=https://dreadcentral.com/reviews/93799/nina-forever-2015/|title=Nina Forever (2015)|last=Tinnin|first=Drew|work=Dread Central|date=2015-03-18|accessdate=2015-03-25}} William Bibbiani of CraveOnline rated it 9/10 stars and wrote, "It's a unique exploration of horror, love and loss. It's a sexy, funny, morbid and beautiful film for horror lovers with a heart, and romantic audiences with a dark side."{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/reviews/835987-sxsw-2015-review-nina-forever-is-horror-with-a-heart|title=SXSW 2015 Review: 'Nina Forever' is Horror with a Heart|last=Bibbiani|first=William|work=CraveOnline|date=2015-03-17|accessdate=2015-03-25}} Matt Donato of We Got This Covered 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "The Blaine brothers' first feature is twisted, bloody, cheeky fun, but engaging performances from Hardingham and O'Shaughnessy create a combative fireworks show that impresses the most."{{cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/nina-forever-review-sxsw-2015/|title=Nina Forever Review [SXSW 2015]|last=Donato|first=Matt|work=We Got This Covered|date=2015-03-14|accessdate=2015-03-25}} Oktay Ege Kozak of Indiewire rated it B+ and wrote the film would have been an excellent short but is overlong and episodic as a feature. Commenting on the film's nudity, Kozak wrote, "Yet the brothers' goal is far from empty titillation, as they construct an original and surprisingly tender romance."{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/sxsw-review-fresh-original-and-surprisingly-tender-horror-nina-forever-20150316|title=SXSW Review: Fresh, Original, & Surprisingly Tender Horror 'Nina Forever'|last=Kozak|first=Oktay Ege|work=Indiewire|date=2015-03-16|accessdate=2015-03-25}} Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times compared it to Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and said it "emerges as a diabolically effective anti-date movie".{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-nina-forever-review-20160212-story.html|title=Review In bold 'Nina Forever,' an ex shows up at the oddest times|last=Rechtshaffen|first=Michael|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2016-02-11|accessdate=2016-04-18}}

At the British Independent Film Awards 2015, the Blaine brothers were nominated for Best Debut Director,{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/british-independent-film-awards-2015-nominations-full|title=British Independent Film Awards 2015: the nominations in full|author=|work=British Film Institute|date=2015-11-03|accessdate=2016-04-10}} and Abigail Hardingham won Best Newcomer.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/ex-machina-triumphs-at-bifas/5097668.article?referrer=RSS|title='Ex Machina' triumphs at BIFAs|last=Grater|first=Tom|work=Screen Daily|date=2015-12-06|accessdate=2016-04-10}}

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