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Dear Zoe

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A year after her family suffers an unimaginable loss, teenage Tess pens a heartfelt letter to her dead little sister Zoe, reflecting on what was lost, her resistance to traveling with her family down recovery road, and the surprising sources from which she gains love and support so that she can begin to get better.
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Critics Reviews

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Elizabeth Weitzman TheWrap 11/03/2022
Too much of “Dear Zoe,” though, feels factory-designed to engineer emotion rather than aiming to earn it organically. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 01/15/2023
3.0/4.0
Dear Zoe is the kind of film that too often goes unseen. Go to Full Review
Lisa Nystrom FILMINK (Australia) 12/26/2022
15/20
… emotionally generous performances that are captivating to watch Go to Full Review
Tara McNamara Common Sense Media 11/09/2022
3/5
While Sink does her job of relaying what's on the page, the directing, somehow, doesn't offer viewers an understanding of what's going on with Tess in between the lines Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 11/08/2022
2/5
The writers and director Wells repeatedly fall back on melodrama, pushing the emotionality with the full range of movie gimmickry. Go to Full Review
Kat Hughes THN 11/07/2022
3/5
Sink’s performance is beautiful. The young star effortlessly manoeuvres the various stages of grief and makes a compelling lead. Go to Full Review
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T B 11/10/2022 left after 50 minutes. trite and unoriginal. mediocre writing & acting. See more Google 11/06/2022 Well acted, especially Sadie Sink. Good pacing. Thoughtful story that was believable and touching See more TheMovieSearch R @TheMovieSearch 2d Dear Zoe is a film that surprised me because, despite its flaws, it managed to hold my attention. Sadie Sink is a decent actress, and she is genuinely compelling here. She brings emotional weight to Tess and makes her journey through grief, guilt, and everything happening around her believable enough to keep you invested My biggest issue is the screenplay. There are several missed opportunities where the story could have gone deeper and developed certain moments into something much more powerful. Instead, the film often leans heavily on dialogue, and at times there is simply too much of it. Rather than letting the performances and situations speak for themselves, the screenplay frequently explains what the characters are feeling, which slows the movie down and keeps it from reaching the emotional level it could have That said, there is definitely creativity here, and the story does enough to keep you connected as it develops. It isn’t perfect by any means, but it has enough emotional See more Lance J. @RottenUmbra Apr 10 I watched it because Sadie Sink was in it, but omg I struggled to finish it, most boring and basic plot ever. See more Ava V @RT47926349 Mar 9 Beautiful movie, the ending made me cry, definitely watch! See more Tommy D @Thomas005 Feb 5 Very very good movie. The reaction is ok See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A year after her family suffers an unimaginable loss, teenage Tess pens a heartfelt letter to her dead little sister Zoe, reflecting on what was lost, her resistance to traveling with her family down recovery road, and the surprising sources from which she gains love and support so that she can begin to get better.
Director
Gren Wells
Producer
Marc Lhormer, Brenda Lhormer, Peter Phok, Christopher H. Warner
Screenwriter
Marc Lhormer, Melissa Martin
Distributor
Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co
Zin Haze Productions, Resonate Entertainment
Rating
R (Some Teen Marijuana Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 4, 2022
Runtime
1h 34m
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