Based on the popular young adult novel of the same name, "If I Stay" is the first foray into fiction by director R.J. Cutter (The September Issue). 

Mia Hall (Chloe Grace Moretz) is a high school cellist, living with her rock n' roll parents and young brother, played brilliantly by Mireille Enos (best know for her role as Sarah Linden in "The Killing US") and Joshua Leonard (of "Blair Witch Project" fame). She is fallen in love with by a rising star in the Portland music scene, Adam (Jamie Blackley) and applies to Juilliard. 

This little world is shattered when Mia and her family go on a car outing and an accident leaves Mia in limbo, while her family die. 

The structure of the film