Quiver Distribution announced today that it has acquired North American rights to the Anton and Qwerty Films production Cleaner, directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye) and set in, around and on the side of one of the UK’s tallest buildings. Quiver will release the film in theaters on February 21, 2025.

The film stars Daisy Ridley (the Star Wars franchise) who recently completed Magpie, based on a story she developed, with acclaimed roles in Young Woman and The Sea and Sometimes I Think About Dying, and Clive Owen (Children of Men, Closer), who recently starred in the FX mini-series A Murder at the End of the World.

Cleaner is set in present-day London. A group of radical activists, led by Clive Owen, 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 Daisy Ridley, suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building, to save those trapped inside.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Martin Campbell and the Anton team to bring Cleaner to audiences in North America,” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman. “This film is such an intense ride featuring some of the most vigorous action sequences we have seen in years.

“Martin Campbell said “Cleaner is a nail-biting thriller, unique and original in both its characters and its setting. Much of the film takes place on the side of One Canada Square – hundreds of feet up in the air – and I want the audience to be up there with Joey in a stomach churning, vertiginous experience.”

TJ Smith and Larry Greenberg negotiated the deal on behalf of Quiver Distribution; CAA Media Finance and Louis Balsan at Anton negotiated on behalf of the production.

Ridley is repped by CAA, Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern and Narrative. Owen and Campbell are repped by CAA.

About Anton-Helmed by producer Sébastien Raybaud and headquartered in London, with offices in Los Angeles and Berlin, Anton’s current film slate includes Zachary Wigon’s psychological horror film Victorian Psycho starring Margaret Qualley; David Mackenzie’s thriller Fuze starring Theo James and Aaron Taylor Johnson, which recently completed production in London; Night of the Zoopocalypse, the CGI animated feature from the Studios behind Despicable Me, Ice Age: Collision Course and Paw Patrol; Memoir of a Snail, the stop motion animated feature from Academy Award-winner Adam Elliott, which recently took home the top Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, was awarded the Best Film at the London Film Festival and screened in Official Selection at the Telluride Film Festival; Martin Campbell’s Cleaner starring Daisy Ridley and Clive Owen; the survival thriller A Prayer for the Dying starring Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly, currently in post-production; and Claude Barras’ animated feature Savages which enjoyed its World Premiere in Official Selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Additional projects include Greenland: Migration starring Gerard Butler, who reprises his role in the sequel to Anton’s blockbuster Greenland, currently in post-production.Recently,

Anton developed, produced and financed the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival title The End We Start From starring Jodie Comer and Benedict Cumberbatch; Mothers’ Instinct starring Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway; the action thriller Canary Black, starring Kate Beckinsale and Rupert Friend; and Jamie Child’s thriller Jackdaw, starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Jenna Coleman.

About Quiver Distribution– Quiver Distribution produces and distributes high-quality, talent-driven films in the U.S., Canada and international markets. Founded by entertainment industry veterans Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman, Quiver focuses on curating a highly selective film slate from both established and emerging talent, allowing for distinctly tailored campaigns and a filmmaker first approach.

Quiver produced and distributed Irena’s Vow (TIFF 2023) starring Sophie Nelisse and Dougray Scott and also produced the Netflix Original Happiness for Beginners with Ellie Kemper and Luke Grimes, which was the 30th most watched film on Netflix from July to December 2023. Quiver recently released Fresh Kills from writer/director and star Jennifer Esposito, and The Girl in the Pool starring Freddie Prinze Jr, Monica Potter and Kevin Pollak. Current releases include the Elizabeth Banks medical drama A Mistake and The Problem with People starring Paul Reiser, Colm Meaney and Jane Levy.