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Viva Films brings to local audiences a Filipino adaptation of Wonderful Nightmare, the 2015 Korean blockbuster that follows the story of a driven career woman whose life takes an unexpected turn after an accident caused by a clerical error in heaven. She wakes up to find herself living in the body of a housewife, forcing her to navigate an entirely different reality.

Kim Molina leads the cast as she stars opposite Jerald Napoles in the lighthearted and feel-good film directed by RC delos Reyes. The movie blends comedy and fantasy while exploring themes of identity, family, and second chances.

The film also features Al Tantay as the Chief of Heaven’s intermediary, Candy Pangilinan as Lui’s grumpy and constantly complaining neighbor, Krissha Viaje as Lui’s fellow lawyer, and Jaycee Parker as Lui’s mother, along with several other cast members.

Wonderful Nightmare opens in cinemas nationwide on February 25, 2026.

Molina plays Atty. Ma. Luisa “Lui” Manuel, a successful lawyer known for being ruthless in handling cases. People regard her as cold-hearted because she shows no emotions. But, Lui is only guarding herself from more pain. Orphaned at a young age, and scarred by a series of unfortunate events, she vows to not live poorly and not to be needy of men and love. 

Lui’s calculated life ends abruptly when she gets into a car accident, then wakes up in heaven. Her untimely death is a mistake, and to fix it, she must live as another woman for a month. 

Back to earth, Lui is now the haggard-looking wife of Julian Alcantara (Napoles), and mother to 14-year-old Jaja (Althea Ruedas) and 6-year old Justin (Achilles Wenceslao), and they live in a shabby apartment. 

Lui can’t believe that she has to take care of her temporary family with the meager salary that Julian is receiving as a municipal employee. This is exactly the kind of life that she tried to avoid before. 

As days go by, Lui slowly adapts and learns to accept life as a mother, taking care of her family and being a wife. She finds her husband Julian corny, but she also can’t ignore his sweet and loving nature. She’s thankful that her son Justin is sweet and thoughtful, unlike her daughter Jaja who is in her rebellious stage. 

In this new life, she also gets a new set of friends: Olga (Yumi Lacsamana), the one who always finds a side hustle, Sansan (Quinn Carillo), a leche flan seller, and Daisy (Divine Aucina), the most logical friend of them all. 

As the story progresses, we see when and how exactly Lui’s perception of her situation changes. In her past life, she never dared to dream of having a family and being filled with love and happiness. Now, what she considers a nightmare is leaving all this behind. But the clock is ticking, and very soon, she will have to wake up from the most wonderful thing she’s ever experienced.