Based on real events, this production shows the silent struggle of thousands of women trying to reconstruct their life from scratch.
Netflix It became one of the most active platforms when bringing real stories to fiction. Many of their most shocking productions are born from memories, chronicles or testimonies that, once adapted, manage to move global audiences. That is the case of “Things to clean”miniseries released in 2021 and inspired by the successful book of Stephanie LandMaid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will To Survive, which quickly became an editorial phenomenon in the United States.
The miniseries aims to make visible the reality of many, with intimate and emotional narrative tools, structural situations such as poverty, Emotional abusework precariousness and the judicial system that does not always protect those who need it most. In this context, it rises as a deeply realistic fiction, which denounces without stridency and excites without falling into sentimentality.
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What is things about cleaning
Things to be cleaned follow the story of Alexa young mother who escapes an abusive relationship in search of a safer future for her daughter, Maddy. Without resources, without a containment network and with an equally conflicting family past, Alex begins to work as domestic employee while trying to navigate a maze of bureaucratic procedures, institutional violence and complicated decisions.
The series offers a raw but empathic look on poverty in the United States, and how gender violence It goes far beyond physical damage.
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Through 10 episodesthe series portrays with force the barriers faced by women looking to get out of a circle of violence without having where to go, or who to resort. The story not only exposes the fragility of the social assistance system, but also the unwavering force of a mother who, even in misery, finds reasons to move forward.
The relationship between Alex and his daughter is the emotional heart of the plot, and works as an engine that allows the viewer to accompany them in each obstacle and in each small triumph.
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More than a story about poverty, things to clean is a resilience history. The series does not romantizes the difficulty or presents magical solutions but shows the emotional cost of starting again, and the loneliness that often implies making brave decisions. At the same time, it offers a Deep reflection about motherhood, unrecognized work and the right to a dignified life.
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Distribution of things to clean
- Margaret Qualley as Alex Russell.
- Nick Robinson as Be boyd.
- Anika Noni Rose as Regina.
- Tracy Vilar as Yolanda
- Billy Burke as Hank.
- Andie Macdowell as Paula Langley.
- Rylea Nevaeh Whittet as Maddy
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