The plot feels familiar at first: Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor), a psychiatrist, tries to prevent a suicidal student, Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling), from killing himself at midnight on his 21st birthday. But as the clock ticks down, the reality of New York City begins to warp. The transitions aren't just cuts; they are stitches. A person walking through a door in a Brooklyn apartment ends up stepping onto a rainy subway platform without a break in the frame.
(Ryan Gosling), is a depressed college student and artist who claims he will commit suicide at midnight on his upcoming 21st birthday