I have a wallet.dat from 2011

Hi,

A friend paid me in btc long ago, I forgot about it and I now found it. Friend past away long ago. I don't know the password. I've tried btcrecover without luck. I have a gpu. I could use aws if needed.

What options do I have?

Thanks. This is not clickbait, I just need someone to tell me this is all lost, it is difficult to get over it without external confirmation.