Disconnect is a 2013 American thriller drama directed by Henry-Alex Rubin and written by Andrew Stern about just how dangerous is the internet? Beyond the tabloid scare stories, what does it mean to live more and more of our life online? Few films have offered much insight outside of science fiction, but "Disconnect" explores the all-too-real dangers of how we live now. It is slated for an April 12, 2013 release in the United States.
Plot[]
A former Marine, in mourning with his wife, because of the death of their only son James, for SIDS, by succumbing to the credit-sapping allure of online gambling, while his wife begins to confess her secrets to a stranger she's met on a social-media site.
In a parallel story thread, a pair of teenage pranksters play a nasty trick on an outcast classmate - an introverted goth boy with genuine musical talent which drives the boy's mother to inconsolable anguish, and his father to uncontrollable anger. Meanwhile, a TV reporter sets out to tell the story of another young man caught up in selling online sex, but is soon confronted with the impact the publicity might have on his safety.
Cast[]
- Alexander Skarsgård as Derek
- Jason Bateman
- Hope Davis
- Frank Grillo as Mike
- Paula Patton as Cindy
- Colin Ford as Jason
- Max Thieriot as Kyle
- Michael Nyqvist as Stephen Schumacher
- Jonah Bobo as Ben Boyd
- Andrea Riseborough as Nina
- Haley Ramm as Abby Boyd
- Erin Wilhelmi as Tracy
- John Sharian as Ross Lynd
- Erin Darke as Lauren
Trailer[]
Jason Bateman at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival with Disconnect
Toronto Film Festival Interviews
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