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.
Acting
Sean Bean's thousand-yard stare could cut steel.
Direction
Hajaig refuses easy answers about who the 'cleanskin' really is.
Director
Hadi Hajaig
Sean Bean
Ewan
Abhin Galeya
Ash
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte McQueen
Peter Polycarpou
Nabil
Tuppence Middleton
Kate
Tom Burke
Mark
Sam Douglas
Harry
Michelle Ryan
Emma
James Fox
Scott Catesby
Shivani Ghai
Rena
Glenn Wrage
Sergeant Glen Conlan
Silas Carson
Amin
Chris Geere
Nick
Tariq Jordan
Paul
Jon Wennington
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title refers to 'cleanskin'—intelligence slang for unknown terrorists with no prior record. Hajaig discovered the term researching post-7/7 London security operations.
Released during the 2012 London Olympics security panic, the film's depiction of MI5's 'shoot first' protocol sparked debate about whether it endorsed or critiqued state violence.
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