Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

94 mins | Drama | May 24, 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.

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

94 mins | Drama | May 24, 2014

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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers
Original title Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Directors Sam Fleischner
Writers Rose Lichter-Marck, Micah Bloomberg

Cast

Andrea Suarez

as Mariana

Jesus Valez

as Ricky

Azul Zorrilla

as Carla

Tenoch Huerta Mejía

as Ricardo Sr.

Josh Safdie

as Fighter

Lance de los Reyes

as Dragon Man Rick