Before I Disappear

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At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his 11-year old niece Sophia for a few hours.

A troubled young man and his strait-laced niece embark on a thrilling odyssey through New York City in this heartrending drama based on an Oscar-winning short. As his life hits rock bottom, 20-something Richie decides to end it all, only to have his half-hearted suicide attempt interrupted by an urgent request from his sister to babysit her precocious daughter. So begins a madcap tour of Manhattan after dark, as uncle and niece find unexpected bonds in the unlikeliest of places.—IFC Films

With his personal life in tatters, self-destructive pill-popping pariah Richie receives an unexpected call from his estranged sister Maggie, in the middle of a tragic act of total despair. Right now, of all people, Maggie needs Richie to look after her intelligent 11-year-old daughter Sophia for a few hours--and as the deadbeat uncle is given a new lease of life, a late-night adventure in bustling New York City's most unsuitable places for young girls begins. Can they wipe the slate clean before Richie disappears?—Nick Riganas

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Keywords
  • death of girlfriend
  • depression
  • attempted suicide
  • suicide attempt
  • wrist slitting
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
Release date Nov 27, 2014
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Wigwam Films Fuzzy Logic Pictures Strongman

Box office

Gross US & Canada $10078
Opening weekend US & Canada $2676
Gross worldwide $10078

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.39 : 1

Synopsis

Richie is so stressed out with all the combinations of missing his girl Vista, out of a job, and most dominantly drugs consumption effects. He knows that this can out right be his last day to live due to being out of money to get more durgs. Suddenly his distanced sister Maggie calls, yelling at him asking for a favor to pick up her daughter Sophia from school. Richie and Maggie haven't contacted each other for about five years. But Richie agrees to help. Looking dosed, he picks up Sophia, who immediately emits a very non-friendly aura on him. Richie goes home after Sophia tells him he can do so. At home he finds out that his friend wrongly supplied menopausal treatment pills to him. Maggie calls her again, furious to know that Richie left Sophia alone. Richie then picks up Sophia and takes her away from Maggie's apartment on Maggie's orders due to her being arrested. He tells Sophia that he used to draw cartoon on flip books. One of the characters he created was named Sophia, which Maggie really liked.

Richie doesn't want Sophia In his place, so he takes her to other places instead. He takes her to a bowling alley but she prefers to do her homework there. The alley's owner Gideon asks Richie about Gideon's girl, to which he doesn't answer completely honestly. Richie then takes Sophia to his ex apartment to retrieve his old flip books but the visit terrifies her. Sophia is calmed after seeing the flip book. Richie's drug effects takes a toll on him as he suddenly bleeds. Sophia rushes to save him and succeeds. Richie takes Sophia while he meets his drug seller Bill. He remembered seeing Gideon's girl dying on Bill's toilet. He immediately takes Sophia out of there. As Sophia asks, Richie explains the distanced relationship between him and Maggie. Richie takes Sophia back to Maggie's place as Sophia asks. He cant get in because the guards there kick him out due to property distraction earlier that day. He goes to Gideon and tells the truth. He then goes back home and imagines Vista again. This makes absolutely no sense.

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