Z (2019 film)

Z is a 2019 Canadian horror film directed by Brandon Christensen and based on a script written by Christensen and Colin Minihan. The film stars Jett Klyne, Keegan Connor Tracy and Sean Rogerson.

Z
Directed by	Brandon Christensen
Written by	Brandon Christensen Colin Minihan
Produced by	Cliff Burrows Miles Forster Roch Gagne David Gauthier
Starring	Jett Klyne Keegan Connor Tracy Sean Rogerson Sara Canning Stephen McHattie Chandra West Ali Webb Deborah Ferguson Luke Moore Fox Rose Jayson Therrien Sarah Munn Grace Christensen
Edited by	Brandon Christensen
Production company	Digital Interference Productions
Distributed by	Shudder
Release dates	June 1, 2019 (2019-06-01) (Overlook Film Festival) May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07) (Shudder)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Plot

A couple is terrorized by their eight-year old son’s imaginary friend. But it actually was his mom's imaginary friend first and it is inlove with her and would kill or harm anyone that gets in its way.

Cast

• Jett Klyne as Joshua Parsons
• Keegan Connor Tracy as Elizabeth "Beth" Parsons
• Sean Rogerson as Kevin Parsons
• Sara Canning as Jenna Montgomery
• Stephen McHattie as Dr. Seager
• Chandra West as Georgia
• Ali Webb as Mrs. Hirsch
• Deborah Ferguson as Alice Montgomery
• Luke Moore as Z
• Fox Rose as Daniel
• Jayson Therrien as Beth's Dad
• Sarah Munn as Young Beth
• Grace Christensen as Young Jenna

Development

Keegan Connor Tracy stated that the film "was such a huge emotional journey for me and I had to sort of sequester myself a lot to stay in that woman’s mental and emotional space".^[1]

Release

Z was released as a Shudder exclusive on May 7, 2020.

Reception

Critical reception has been positive and the movie holds a rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 32 reviews.^[2]