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A Cloud So High

Name: A Cloud So High
Director: Christopher Lee Parson
Released: 2022
Duration: 101 min

Representation Score

5.8/10

Fair

2022

Director

Christopher Lee Parson

Runtime

101 minutes

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A Cloud So High is a close look at a troubled family, focusing on the breakdown of traditional family roles. It excels in showing the flaws of fathers and sons, but it doesn't explore a wide range of identities. The film stays focused on a typical Western family, missing opportunities to include more diverse characters. However, it provides a powerful critique of the nuclear family and law enforcement, even if it doesn't address many different types of people.

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Category Breakdown

Does A Cloud So High have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-straight identities. The plot centers on the relationship between a father and his son.

How does A Cloud So High portray gender?

Fair

The story challenges typical masculine roles by showing a father struggling with alcohol and a son turning violent. This breaks away from the usual image of a strong, perfect father figure.

How racially and ethnically diverse is A Cloud So High?

Limited

The film follows traditional casting norms and does not show a diverse cast of characters from different backgrounds.

How does A Cloud So High represent religion and culture?

Good

The movie questions the idea of a perfect family by showing how families and police can be unstable. It looks at how these institutions might not always work as expected.

Does A Cloud So High include disability representation?

Fair

The film explores mental health issues through the father's struggle with alcohol and the son's descent into violence. It highlights themes of mental instability and dependence.

Present on Screen

Challenges typical ideas of strong, perfect fathers by showing flawed characters.
Provides a critical view of the idealized nuclear family and law enforcement.
Examines mental instability and psychological weakness within a family setting.

Limited or Absent

Does not include characters or stories about LGBTQ+ identities.
Follows traditional casting norms with few diverse characters.
Focuses on a narrow family dynamic, missing broader storytelling opportunities.

Official Synopsis

While living under the roof of his aging, disgraced ex-cop father Gene Sarling (John Savage, The Deer Hunter), mentally unstable 22-year-old war veteran Paul (Aaron Perilo, True Blood) evolves from a petty thief and ransacker to brutal killer. And Gene, also a recovering alcoholic, is forced to confront the fiercest nemesis of his entire life: his own son. The feature writing and directing debut of Hollywood all-rounder Christoper Lee Parson is an astonishing high-wire act, a thriller stylised to maximum overload for a uniquely unsettling viewing experience.

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