Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

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.

Director: Sam Fleischner

Genre: Drama

Cast: Andrea Suarez, Jesus Valez, Azul Zorrilla, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Josh Safdie, Lance de los Reyes

  • Release date: 2014-05-24
  • Runtime: 94
  • Country: United States of America
IMDb
6.3
518 votes
TMDB
6.2
13 votes
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88%
MC
86100
FA
5.6