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.

Released

2014-05-24

Genres

Drama

Runtime

94 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Sam Fleischner

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 13 votes