The film Z is a horror movie touching on the theme of imaginary friends among young children.
Young Josh (played by Jett Klyne, The Boy) is a loner in an elementary school. He does not pay attention in class, eats lunch on his own and appears to have no friends.
His parents, Beth Parsons (Keegan Connor Tracy, Final Destination 2, Final Destination 5, Supernatural, Bates Motel) and Kevin (Sean Rogertson, Grave Encounters and its sequel), were understandably worried.
They agreed to set an extra place at dinner for his new imaginary friend, Z, perhaps in an attempt to encourage Josh to make friends.
With assurance of their family’s psychologist, Josh’s behaviour seemed normal.
However, Josh’s passive demeanor is rapidly consumed by aggression and suspicion. Beth and Kevin soon realize that Z might not exhibit the typical defense mechanism of a lonely boy or even the typical child-spawned imaginary friend.
Directed by Brandon Christensen (Still/Born) and co-written by Christensen and Colin Minihan (director of Grave Encounters), the cinematic pedigree of the cast and crew of Z set a strong foundation for what could have been a real contribution to the horror genre.
Z premieres in Malaysian cinemas on 8 October 2020.
