sunshine cleaning
The Story:
Former high school cheerleading captain Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) is a thirty-something single mother who cleans houses for a living. Wanting to send her trouble-making eight-year-old son Oscar (Jason Spevack) to a private school, Rose decides to take Mac (Steve Zahn), her married lover's advice and get into the "lucrative" business of crime scene cleanup.Her sister Norah (Emily Blunt) is still living at home with their dad Joe (Alan Arkin), a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes.
Rose convinces her disillusioned, underachieving sister Norah to join her in the enterprise, which she calls "Sunshine Cleaning." The sisters begin to find meaning in their function to "help" in some way in the aftermath of a loss, just as the job stirs up memories of their own mother's death. Their priorities and goals tested, Rose and Norah face hard challenges as they strive to improve their lives.
Starring:
Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr., and Jason Spevack
Directed By:
Christine Jeffs
Release:
2009
Watch the Trailer:
The Story:
Former high school cheerleading captain Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) is a thirty-something single mother who cleans houses for a living. Wanting to send her trouble-making eight-year-old son Oscar (Jason Spevack) to a private school, Rose decides to take Mac (Steve Zahn), her married lover's advice and get into the "lucrative" business of crime scene cleanup.Her sister Norah (Emily Blunt) is still living at home with their dad Joe (Alan Arkin), a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes.
Rose convinces her disillusioned, underachieving sister Norah to join her in the enterprise, which she calls "Sunshine Cleaning." The sisters begin to find meaning in their function to "help" in some way in the aftermath of a loss, just as the job stirs up memories of their own mother's death. Their priorities and goals tested, Rose and Norah face hard challenges as they strive to improve their lives.
Starring:
Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr., and Jason Spevack
Directed By:
Christine Jeffs
Release:
2009
Watch the Trailer:
