Cloudthief

In this poignant if scattershot heist comedy from Rich (King Zeno), a disillusioned climate journalist and a woman living off the grid join forces for a harebrained heist. While burglarizing storage units in Manhattan, struggling writer Tim makes an unexpected find: a woman, Virginia, living behind the roll-up door of unit 12-084. They start an unlikely romantic relationship, and during one of their several deep discussions, kick around various money-making schemes. They decide to raid an enormous data center in Oklahoma, hoping to steal a few hard drives and harvest the sort of private information that could make them millions. Despite bumbling at every turn, the two manage to snag four hard drives and go their separate ways. On Tim’s drives, he finds plenty of exploitable financial information, but what most piques his interest are the proprietary files of a Boston company working on a cure for the rare genetic disorder that affects his sister. Virginia, meanwhile, deals with unforeseen consequences of their tryst. Rich exhibits a dry comedic touch and a sharp instinct for the zany, but he ushers the proceedings to a limp finale. Still, this is a witty reflection on living in a world of vanishing privacy. Agent: Elyse Cheney, Cheney Agency. (July)