

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
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.