Disconnect (2012 film)

Disconnect is a 2012 American drama film directed by Henry Alex Rubin and stars an ensemble cast, which includes Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Andrea Riseborough, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Alexander Skarsgrd, Max Thieriot and fashion designer Marc Jacobs in his debut acting role. The film explores how people experience the negative sides of modern communication technology by following three interconnecting stories.

Two boys, Jason and his friend Frye, impersonate a girl, Jessica Rhony, on Facebook Messenger and convince teenager Ben the son of Rich, a legal counsel at the TV station where Nina works to send a nude picture of himself. The boys distribute it to classmates, and the picture circulates to nearly everyone in their grade. Ben is so embarrassed by this cyber bullying that he attempts suicide by hanging himself and ends up in a coma. Rich doggedly searches Bens social media, looking for answers, and begins chatting with Jessica. Jason visits Ben in the hospital, where he meets Rich, and falsely calls himself Mike. Jasons father the real Mike discovers what Jason has been doing and becomes very angry with him. However, he grudgingly protects his son by erasing the evidence on Fryes iPad. Later, Rich discovers that Jason is actually Jessica, and goes to Mikes house angrily, resulting in a physical altercation. Jason tries to intervene, and Rich hits him with a hockey stick. Mike then hits Rich, who falls to the ground, which stops the fight.Cindy and Derek, a married couple who recently lost their child, struggle after their identities are stolen online. They hire private detective Mike Jasons father to find the thief, and after revealing that Cindy had been regularly chatting on a support group website, Mike determines their burglar. Cindy and Derek go after the suspect, Stephen Schumacher, following him at work, watching his movements, and breaking into his home for evidence. Right before Derek goes to confront him at his front door, Mike calls to tell him that Schumacher is not their guy, that he too was a victim of the burglar. Schumacher, who had been noticing Cindy and Derek stalking him, confronts them in their car with a rifle however, Derek, a former Marine, disarms him and forces him back into his house. Cindy is able to coax the gun away, relating to the online chats about each of their losses. ........

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