Find me fallingwhich began streaming on Netflix today, stars Harry Connick Jr. as a misanthropic rock star named John Allman who moves to the island nation of Cyprus to get away from all the pressure and fame. Unfortunately, John didn’t do his research. As he quickly discovers, after yelling at an intruder to get off his property — only to have said intruder jump to his death off the side of a high cliff — his new home overlooks a “suicide hot spot.”
Because of this line of argument, Find me falling It’s a little deeper and a lot more emotional than your typical Netflix rom-com. Yes, John finds love in a beautiful place by the sea, but he also learns to let people back into his life, realizing that one kind gesture can save a life.
In fact, John Allman’s situation was inspired by a real-life Australian known for talking people who were about to commit suicide near his home. Read on to learn more about Don Ritchie and the Find me falling true story.
Is it from Netflix? Find me falling based on a true story?
Find me falling The video was partly inspired by the true story of Don Ritchie, an Australian man known for convincing people not to take their own lives on a cliff near his home. Ritchie, who died in 2012 at the age of 86, was nicknamed “The Angel of The Gap,” because he intervened when he spotted suicide attempts near his home in Sydney, Australia, which overlooked “The Gap,” a famous seaside cliff overlooking the Tasman Sea. The spot was popular with both tourists and people looking to take their own lives.
According His obituary in The IndependentWhen Ritchie saw someone approaching the cliff alone, he would approach them with a smile and ask, “Can I help you somehow?”
“Most of the time, the silent method worked, although on some occasions he risked his own life by physically preventing the most determined from taking the final plunge,” Ritchie’s obituary reads. After convincing them not to jump, Ritchie would invite these strangers to his home for a cup of tea. One of those people he saved later gave Ritchie a painting of an angel with a caption that read, “An angel who walks among us.”
“You can’t just sit there and watch them,” Ritchie once said. AP reporter in 2010who estimated that Ritchie had saved at least 160 people by that point. “You have to try and save them. It’s quite simple.” In 2006, the Australian government awarded Ritchie a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to society.
Find me falling doesn’t tell the story of the real Don Ritchie, but it does apply Ritchie’s real-life circumstances to the fictional character of John Allman, a cantankerous, aging rock star who is horrified to learn that his newly purchased home in Cyprus overlooks a “suicide hotspot.”
In a written statement to the Find me falling In a press release, screenwriter and director Stelana Kliris said: “A few years ago, I read an article about a kind man in Australia who lived near a place known for suicides. He ended up saving many, many lives by approaching strangers and, in a soft voice, simply offering them a cup of tea. I thought: what if a misanthrope lived in a place like that? And that’s how it happened.” Find me falling born.”
All that said, none of the characters in Find me falling They are real people. The love story between John Allman and his former lover, played by Agni Scott, is completely made up. The film does not tell the true story of Don Ritchie. The real story was simply the starting point for a fictional film. Maybe one day Ritchie will have his own biopic, but for now, Find me falling We’ll have to do it.
