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Before I Disappear is a american film of genre Drama directed by Shawn Christensen released in USA on 28 october 2014 with Fátima Ptacek
Before I Disappear (2014)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 28 october 2014
Length 1h33
Directed by Shawn Christensen
OriginUSA
Themes Films about children
Rating71%
Before I Disappear is a 2014 American drama film directed by Shawn Christensen. The film is a feature-length adaptation of the 2012 Oscar-winning short film, Curfew. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest Film on March 10, 2014. The film was acquired for distribution by IFC Films on August 5, 2014 and released on November 28, 2014.
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In New York City, Richie (Shawn Christensen), a downtrodden young man whose girlfriend, Vista (Isabelle McNally), recently disappeared, discovers the corpse of a girl who died from a heroin overdose while he is cleaning bathroom stalls at a nightclub. The club owner, Bill (Ron Perlman), arranges for her body to be removed without notifying the authorities.Actors
Fátima Ptacek
(Sophia)
Emmy Rossum
(Maggie)
Shawn Christensen
(Richie)
Richard Schiff
(Bruce)
Ron Perlman
(Bill)
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