Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

NR 2014 · 94 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

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.

Directed by Sam Fleischner · Written by Rose Lichter-Marck

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