Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (2014)

When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a days-long odyssey among the subway’s disparate denizens. Meanwhile, his mother wages an escalating search effort above ground. Based on a true story and set in Far Rockaway, Queens, in the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy, these parallel stories of mother and son take the viewer on a touching journey of community and connection in and below New York City.

Directing:
  • Sam Fleischner

Writing:
  • Micah Bloomberg
  • Rose Lichter-Marck

Stars:
Release Date: 2014-05-24
themoviedb icon 6.2/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: Español | English
  • Runtime: 94

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