Based on the Sigrid Nunez novel, The Friend follows Iris ( Naomi Watts ), a writer and teacher, who is grieving the loss of her friend and mentor Walter ( Bill Murray) when she learns that he has left her his dog, a Great Dane named Apollo.

Naomi Watts grapples with grief and becomes a dog caretaker in the first trailer for The Friend. On Tuesday, Bleecker Street released the clip for the upcoming film, which poignantly captures Watts dealing with the loss of a good friend,