The Cleaner

Eusebio has fallen asleep on his blue and yellow couch. The phone rings and Eusebio answers curtly. Puts on his work dress; the white safety suit. Drives his car to the place where he will clean; where he will remove all traces of the epidemic that has befallen Peru. One day, in a house with two dead bodies, he hears crying. It’s Joaquin, an 8-year old boy now completely alone. They hardly speak, but make a connection nonetheless. Why do the children survive the plague, while the grown-ups die? A quiet and powerful dystopia, The Cleaner also shows cunning humour and clear elements of benevolence. baa

Suitable for persons 15 years and older.

Spanish-born Adrián Saba is the child of theatre parents. After they moved back to his father's homeland, Peru, Adrián attended New York and Hofstra University to study film. The Cleaner is Saba's first feature film. His previous short film El Rio has, like The Cleaner, won several awards. Saba is one of the leading directors in La Gris Films.