Clean Break (film)

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Clean Break
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Directed byRobert Malenfant
Written byRobert Malenfant
Starring Tara Reid
Angus Macfadyen
Colm Meaney
Cinematography Jacques Haitkin
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment
Release dates
  • 2008 (2008)(Europe)
  • July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)(United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Clean Break is a 2008 American film starring Tara Reid, Angus Macfadyen, and Colm Meaney. [1] It was released in a few European markets in 2008 and in the United States on July 3, 2012 (as a Video On Demand title) under the title Unnatural Causes.

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Plot

Julia and Matt are the owners of a successful advertising agency in Barcelona. Apparently they are happily married, but Matt, a very talented professional but unstable person, is confident his wife is cheating on him. He has her followed and when he thinks his suspicions are confirmed, arranges her murder. Unable to stand his own guilt Matt commits suicide. Julia has survived the murder attempt but her life is still in danger in a world of where everything is possible for the rise to power.

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Reception

Monica Meijer, writing for CineMagazine, rated the film 1.5 stars. [2]

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References

  1. "Review: Unnatural Causes – Clean Break (2008)". Filmi Tips. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. Meijer, Monica. "Unnatural Causes – Clean Break (2008)". CineMagazine. Retrieved 18 August 2021.