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‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Review: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes Film Unveils The Invisible Wounds Of War – SXSW
My Dead Friend Zoe, directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes and co-written with AJ Bermudez, weaves a complex tapestry of trauma...
Starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales in the lead roles, with support from Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ed Harris, Gloria Reuben, and Morgan Freeman, this film delves deep into the psychological aftermath of warfare, presenting a narrative that is both intimate and expansive. The film opens on the dusty roads of Afghanistan, introducing us to Zoe (Morales) and Merit (Green), two army friends whose camaraderie in the face of adversity sets the stage for the story’s exploration of the impact of military service on personal identity and mental health. Merit’s journey is one of internal struggle, as she faces the realities of life after service, including the onset of her grandfather Dale’s (Ed Harris) Alzheimer’s and the legal and emotional ramifications of her near-fatal altercation with a coworker.
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