'' Cleanskin '' is a 2012 English spy thriller film written and directed by Hadi Hajaig and starring Sean Bean , Abhin Galeya , Charlotte Rampling , James Fox , Tuppence Middleton , Shivani Ghai and Michelle Ryan . The story is set in London . The film 's title , " cleanskin " , is a term for an undercover operative unknown to his or her targets , or , as more commonly used in the United Kingdom following the London bombings , an extremist with no previous convictions , so therefore unknown to national security 's services
London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Cleanskin (film)