Bleecker Street has released a trailer for The Friend, the upcoming drama from writer-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel.
Naomi Watts stars as Iris, a woman who finds her life thrown upside down when he closest friend Walter (Bill Murray) passes away, leaving her his beloved Great Dane Apollo (Bing), who creates both practical and existential problems for Iris, until she finds herself bonding with the dog, encouraging her to come to terms with her own life and loss. Watch the trailer below…
In The Friend, writer and teacher Iris (Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.
The Friend is set for a limited theatrical release on March 28th, followed by a wider release on April 4th.
