Passado Violento

While its plot is strictly by the numbers, Clean is elevated by its stylistic flair and propulsive pace.

Brody is riveting in this part, which he co-wrote with director Paul Solet.

Solet and his cinematographer, Zoran Popovic, have a profound sense of atmosphere, and the visual space of Clean and its central mood mesh very well.

Much like the elaborate makeup she puts on every day, Mcleod shows us that Pankhurst’s mask is well-worn, constructed through decades of trauma and her stubborn determination to leave it all behind.