41/44
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, who is at odds with her family over Zoe (Natalie Morales), her best friend who died in the military. Despite the persistence of her VA counselor (Morgan Freeman), the tough love of her mother (Gloria Reuben), and the ease of unexpected love, Merritt’s cozy friendship with Zoe keeps the duo apart. That is, until Merritt’s estranged grandfather (Ed Harris), holed up in the family’s ancestral lake house, starts to get lost and needs the one thing he refuses to give up… help. At its core, this is a buddy movie about complicated friendships, broken families, and the complicated ways we process grief.