As a life-long fan of films and television shows, and an endless passion for writing, Karen Benardello decided to combine the two for a career. She graduated from New York’s LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic in 2008. Karen has since been working in the press in New York City, including interviewing film and television casts and crews, writing movie and television news articles and reviewing films and televisions series. Some of her highlights include attending such local events as the Tribeca Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and New York Comic-Con, as well as traveling across North America to attend such festivals as the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW and the Toronto International Film Festival. She has been a member of the Women Film Critics Circle since 2012, and the New York Film Critics Online since 2019.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n Cleaner<\/strong> : Set in present-day London, a group of radical activists take over an energy company’s annual gala, seizing 300 hostages in order to expose the corruption of the hosts. Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the world. It falls to an ex-soldier turned window cleaner, played by Ridley, suspended 50 stories up on the outside of the building, to save those trapped inside, including her younger brother.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n Director<\/strong> : Martin Campbell<\/a>, S\u00e9bastien Raybaud<\/p>\n Producer<\/strong> : Michael Kuhn, Gavin Glendinning<\/p>\n Screenwriter<\/strong> : Simon Uttley<\/p>\n Cast<\/strong> : Daisy Ridley<\/a>, Taz Skylar, clive Owen<\/p>\n![\"Cleaner](\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cleaner-Poster.png\")
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