A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.
Acting
Amy Adams and Emily Blunt's messy, magnificent sister chemistry.
Writing
Script finds poetry in the grotesque without being precious.
Practical Effects
Gross-out details that never feel exploitative, always human.
Director
Christine Jeffs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screenwriter Megan Holley sold this as her first feature after working at a temp agency; she researched by interviewing actual crime scene cleaners in Los Angeles.
The film deliberately subverts the 'magical cleaning montage' trope—Rose never gets good at the job, she just gets better at enduring it, which is the whole point.
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