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Cleanskin

Cleanskin

5,6 /10 (352 Votes)
2012 EN 108 min

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.

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Release date

08/03/2012

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352

Popularity

2.4

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

108 min

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Gimly

Gimly

2019-02-26

⭐ 4

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

CinemaSerf

2023-04-13

⭐ 6

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…

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