Movie Details
Original Language:Croatian
Production Companies:Zagreb film
The Cloud
DirectorMiroslav Sikavica
WriterMiroslav Sikavica
1 hr 18 minDrama,
Documentary
Plot
The beating and subsequent death of Zagrebs high school senior student Luka Ritz in 2008 and a severalmonthlong search for juvenile perpetrators shocked the Croatian public and induced an unprecedented civil campaign against the escalation of youth violence The Cloud is an intimate story that took place beyond the reach of all publicity an emotional story about the traumatic loss of the only son the best friend and the first boyfriend The 78minutelong documentary film that follows Lukas parents friends and his girlfriend in their everyday struggle with anger grief and disappointment anxiety and memories over the period of one year after his death At the same time this is a story about the need and importance of civil solidarity and activism in todays society
