Cleanskin
Cleanskin

Cleanskin (2012)

5.6 ? Mar 08, 2012 1h 48m

Overview

While working undercover as a bodyguard to arms dealer Harry, former-soldier-turned-secret-service-agent Ewan survives a bloody shootout with a member of an Islamic terrorist cell who steals Harry's briefcase full of Semtex explosives and escapes. Ewan's spymasters task Ewan with hunting down the cell members and retrieving the briefcase.

Genres

Drama Thriller Crime

Release Date

March 08, 2012

Rating

5.6 /10

Runtime

1h 48m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Ewan

Abhin Galeya

Abhin Galeya

Ash

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte McQueen

Peter Polycarpou

Peter Polycarpou

Nabil

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

Kate

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

Mark

Sam Douglas

Sam Douglas

Harry

Michelle Ryan

Michelle Ryan

Emma

James Fox

James Fox

Scott Catesby

Shivani Ghai

Shivani Ghai

Rena

Glenn Wrage

Glenn Wrage

Sergeant Glen Conlan

Silas Carson

Silas Carson

Amin

Chris Geere

Chris Geere

Nick

Tariq Jordan

Paul

Jon Wennington

Jon Wennington

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Steven Kwon

Student in Bar (uncredited)

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Gimly

4.0/10

Feb 26, 2019

It's a format I've seen before in British crime thriller/political intrigue films, a format I'm not particularly fond of, and _Cleanskin_ isn't even a well done example of it. No letdowns in the acting department though, so credit where credit's due. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

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CinemaSerf

6.0/10

Apr 13, 2023

A young British student (Abhin Galeya) is gradually indoctrinated into a Muslim cell bent on revenge after the "War on Terror", and is pursued by a government agent - Sean Bean - who is pretty much given a clean slate by his boss Charlotte Rampling. The story is told via parallel timelines in which we discover what has driven both men to their current courses of action; and whilst it does use some fairly sweeping stereotypical generalising for plot development, the characterisations delivered by both - especially Galeya - are quite revealing as a potential explanation for extremes in behaviour caused by fear, ignorance and large scale indifference. Regrettably, the dialogue is mundane; and the direction loses focus all to often as we flit between scenarios whilst trying to build up some sort of interest in two rather unlikeable - if good looking - men obsessed with their own perspectives. Rampling features sparingly, as does James Fox, which is a shame as they could have both have been used to further develop the cause and effect toxicity of the storyline. It is worth a watch, but is not particularly original in either concept nor execution.

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