Scrubber (2012)

Name: Scrubber
Director: Romola Garai
Released: 2012-01-01
Duration: 21 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Amanda Hale, Steven Robertson, Michelle Duncan, Honor Kneafsey

Director: Romola Garai

Cast: Amanda Hale, Steven Robertson, Michelle Duncan, Honor Kneafsey

5.9

Runtime21 min

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Jenny, a young mother is looking for escape from her daily routine. After being let down by a babysitter she decides to leave her little girl with a neighbour and walk into the surrounding countryside. Here, whilst waiting by the side of the road, she is picked up by a stranger and together they drive into woodland where Jenny must choose between fantasy, escape and home.

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Fans of character-driven dramas with a contemplative, atmospheric style will appreciate director Romola Garai's 2012 film Scrubber, which features a powerfully nuanced performance from Amanda Hale as a young mother grappling with her desire for escape and fantasy.

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Scrubber systems are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams. An early application of a carbon dioxide scrubber was in the submarine the Ictíneo I, in 1859; a role for which they continue to be used today. Traditionally, the term "scrubber" has referred to pollution control devices that use liquid to wash unwanted pollutants from a gas stream. Recently, the term has also been used to describe systems that inject a dry reagent or slurry into a dirty exhaust stream to "wash out" acid gases. Scrubbers are one of the primary devices that control gaseous emissions, especially acid gases. Scrubbers can also be used for heat recovery from hot gases by flue-gas condensation. They are also used for the high flows in solar, PV, or LED processes.