Age: 42
female
Zoe Swicord Kazan (born September 9, 1983) is an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter. She made her acting debut in Swordswallowers and Thin Men (2003) and later appeared in films such as The Savages (2007), Revolutionary Road (2008), and It's Complicated (2009). She starred in Happy. Thank You. More. Please. (2010), Meek's Cutoff (2010), Ruby Sparks (2012), and What If (2013). In 2014 she appeared in the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge, for which she received an Emmy nomination. She portrayed Emily Gardner in the film The Big Sick (2017), and in 2018 appeared in the Coen Brothers film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs in the episode "The Gal Who Got Rattled". She has appeared in several Broadway productions. She also wrote Ruby Sparks and co-wrote Wildlife (2018) with her partner, Paul Dano (who directed Wildlife and co-starred with Kazan in Ruby Sparks). In 2020, she co-starred in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America.
Zoe Kazan
Lauren Phillips
for Lauren Phillips in The Day The Earth Stopped Spinning
Suggested by thecookieprincess
Film opens with 5 friends, Isaiah, Malachi “Mal”, Rodney, Clarence, and Kurt, meeting up at their favorite pub. Through their lively conversations, we learn about their personal lives and struggles: Isaiah's father is sick and his time is coming to end. Mal is anxiously preparing for the arrival of his first child, trying to balance his excitement and fears about fatherhood. Rodney has just gotten engaged and dream about future with his fiancée. Clarence has recently been promoted, finally achieved his dream career and is supported by his gf. Kurt is preparing to open his own bar, and start a new life with son. They share laughs, advice, and their hopes for the future. The pub serves as a symbol of their enduring friendship. Their world is shattered when news breaks that Russia sent nuclear weapon on France. The government declares a state of emergency, and able-bodied men are drafted to defend their country. The friends have a week to prepare for their departure. They spend these precious days with their loved ones. The pub becomes their sanctuary once more as they gather for one last evening together. The war is hell. After some time they returns home. Not all of them, Mal is determined to be missing. They decided to come back and save him. Mal is imprisoned and helps 5 other soldiers to survive. They will rescue him and Kurt will fall in love again when is shot and healed by nurse. Film ends with heartfelt meeting with love ones at home and cancer of Phil is in remission.
