"A chilly and mystifying expression of a modern malevolence which hangs over our lives—like a cloud, if you will—worsened by constant digital connection." - Kambole Campbell, Empire Magazine
"Unfolding at a hauntingly subdued register before unleashing its pent-up tension during its final act, CLOUD skewers the anonymity that characterizes our presence in online spaces." - Zachary Lee, Chicago Reader
Opens August 1 | Tokyo factory worker Ryokuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda) buys anything and everything he can get his hands on—knock off handbags, junk collectibles, medical supplies—and then, under a pseudonym, resells it online at inflated prices to desperate buyers. As his web business takes off, he quits his job, moves to the country with his girlfriend Akiko (Kotone Furukawa), and hires an assistant to support his growing success. But when dissatisfied customers begin harassing him online and then track down his real identity, CLOUD’s petty-crime narrative deftly transitions into a thrilling and violent cautionary tale, with Japanese genre master Kiyoshi Kurosawa (PULSE, CURE) warning us that, even on the internet, you cannot hide from your crimes.
Awards & Nominations
Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival
Nominee - Best Feature Length Film, Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu