A
single
mom
and
her
slacker
sister
find
an
unexpected
way
to
turn
their
lives
around
in
the
off-beat
dramatic
comedy
'Sunshine
Cleaning.'
Directed
by
Christine
Jeffs
(Rain,
Sylvia),
this
uplifting
film
about
an
average
family
that
finds
the
path
to
its
dreams
in
an
unlikely
setting
screened
in
competition
at
the
2008
Sundance
Film
Festival.
Once
the
high
school
cheerleading
captain
who
dated
the
quarterback,
Rose
Lorkowski
(Academy
Award
nominee
Amy
Adams)
now
finds
herself
a
thirty
something
single
mother
working
as a
maid.
Her
sister
Norah,
(Golden
Globe
winner
Emily
Blunt),
is
still
living
at
home
with
their
dad
Joe
(Academy
Award
winner
Alan
Arkin),
a
salesman
with
a
lifelong
history
of
ill-fated
get
rich
quick
schemes.
Desperate
to
get
her
son
into
a
better
school,
Rose
persuades
Norah
to
go
into
the
crime
scene
clean-up
business
with
her
to
make
some
quick
cash.
In
no
time,
the
girls
are
up
to
their
elbows
in
murders,
suicides
and
otherĀ?specialized
situations.
As
they
climb
the
ranks
in a
very
dirty
job,
the
sisters
find
a
true
respect
for
one
another
and
the
closeness
they
have
always
craved
finally
blossoms.
By
building
their
own
improbable
business,
Rose
and
Norah
open
the
door
to
the
joys
and
challenges
of
being
there
for
one
another--no
matter
what--while
creating
a
brighter
future
for
the
entire
Lorkowski
family.