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Released 4 years ago.
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Clean
"Revenge is a dirty business."
2022 1h 33m EN
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★6.2TMDB · 466🥫44%Rotten Tomatoes●44Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 12,622
CrimeActionDrama
Synopsis
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Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of a local crime boss, Clean is forced to reconcile with the violence of his past.
“Revenge is a dirty business.”
Cast
Adrien Brody
Clean
Glenn Fleshler
Michael
Richie Merritt
Mikey
Chandler DuPont
Dianda
Mykelti Williamson
Travis
Michelle Wilson
Ethel
John Bianco
Frank
RZA
Pawn Shop Kurt
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paul Solet
- Writers
- Paul Solet, Adrien Brody
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Paul Solet, shot by Zoran Popović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Adrien Brody. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Arndt-Wulf Peemöller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Adrien Brody and Glenn Fleshler and Richie Merritt carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Revenge is a dirty business.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt10023022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paul Solet directs. Zoran Popović behind the camera. Adrien Brody scores. Arndt-Wulf Peemöller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 4 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 3Directed by Paul Solet, shot by Zoran Popović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Adrien Brody. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Arndt-Wulf Peemöller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Adrien Brody and Glenn Fleshler and Richie Merritt carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Revenge is a dirty business.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt10023022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 14 themes, including "new york city", "garbageman ", "gangster", "abandoned house".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Zoran Popović
- Original score
- Adrien Brody
- Editing
- Arndt-Wulf Peemöller
- Production design
- Timothy Whidbee
- Costume design
- Michael Bevins
- Sound
- Ryan Nowak
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Clean (2022)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 44% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 44/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.6/10 · 12,622 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
- US box office
- $318,877
Also by
Paul Solet
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- FA
Fable House
US
Key crew
- ProducerAdrien Brody
- ProducerElliot Brody
- EditorArndt-Wulf Peemöller
- Production DesignTimothy Whidbee
- ProducerDaniel Sollinger
- Set DecorationTom J Rukavina
- Sound Effects EditorHugh Wielenga
- First Assistant DirectorRyan Alan Dearth
- Supervising Sound EditorKris Casavant
- ProducerPaul Solet
- Art DirectionLily Bolles
- Sound DesignerRyan Nowak
- Production SupervisorLauren Bambino
- Costume DesignMichael Bevins
- ADR MixerTristan Baylis
- Dialogue EditorKarla Melendez
- Property MasterAna-Miren San Milan
- Production ManagerJenn Gomez
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMiguel Nunes
- Foley ArtistTapio Liukkonen
- StuntsFrank Alfano
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- garbageman
- gangster
- abandoned house
- drug use
- revenge
- garbage truck
- pawnshop
- inner demons
- redemption arc
- ex criminal
- violent past
- guilt burden
- brutal confrontation
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2021-06-19· Tribeca Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2022-01-28
- Digital2022-01-28
Also known as
International titles
- 克林CN
- clean2022US
- Pasado ViolentoAR
- 全面扫荡TW
