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My Dead Friend Zoe

My Dead Friend Zoe

Grief can be a funny thing.

20246.31h 43m

Overview

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.

Directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
Written by A.J. Bermudez, Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
Produced by Paul Scanlan, Terri Lubaroff, Richard Silverman
Box Office0Revenue: $1.2M

Top Cast

Sonequa Martin-Green

Sonequa Martin-Green

Merit

Natalie Morales

Natalie Morales

Zoe

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Dale

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Dr. Cole

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Alex

Gloria Reuben

Gloria Reuben

Kris

Rich Paul

Rich Paul

Lewis

Drew Rausch

Drew Rausch

Dr. Stokes

Kelsi Umeko

Kelsi Umeko

Lawyer

James Bane

James Bane

Dustin

Themes & Keywords

armypost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)support groupdateafghanistanfemale friendshipalzheimer's diseasesunglassesflirtingshooting gameglowstickfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmotorboatblack womanrunninghilariousdead best friend

About My Dead Friend Zoe

My Dead Friend Zoe is a comedy, war, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of army, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), support group, date, afghanistan, female friendship. Directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, it stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris. Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.

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