Our Friend

Our Friend traverses a wide range of complex human relationships, often cutting across decades, spanning from the 2000s to the early 2010s, primarily revolving around the trials and tribulations that affect Nicole, a stage actress, and her partner, Matthew, who are in a long-distance relationship. The extensive use of flashbacks and leapfrogging between the timelines to depict the happier and tougher times in the relationship foregrounds the dramatic tension. Gabriela Cowperthwaite has directed the film, starring Dakota Johnson and Casey Affleck as the lead. Casey Affleck is best known for his Oscar-winning performance in Manchester by the Sea. Dakota Johnson was recently seen in Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial, The Lost Daughter, which bagged the Best Screenplay prize at the 2021 Venice Film Festival.