15/35
MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE is a dark comedy-drama that follows the journey of Merritt (Sonequa Martin-Green), a U.S. Army veteran in Afghanistan. She’s at odds with her family over the arrival of her best friend, Zoe (Natalie Morales), who died in the military. Despite the persistence of her vet team counselor (Morgan Freeman), the fierce love of her mother (Gloria Ruben), and the indifference of an unexpected boyfriend, Merritt’s cozy, dysfunctional friendship with Zoey isolates them both from the world. That is until Merritt’s estranged grandfather (Ed Harris), holed up at the family’s ancestral lake house, begins to lose his way and needs the one thing he refuses… help. At its core, this is a buddy movie about a complicated friendship, a divided family, and the complex ways we process grief.