Zach Braff’s New True Crime Movie Gets Official Sneak Peek Ahead of Release This Week [Exclusive]
*Clean Hands*, starring Zach Braff as a father confronting his daughter’s addiction, will be released in selected cinemas and on video-on-demand on 16 October. The film tells the true story of Brooke Simmers and her father Kevin, whose experience inspired him to establish a recovery home in her honour.
An exclusive preview shows Kevin and Brooke sharing a family moment before Brooke leaves, accompanied by a voice-over about her emotional pain. Directed by Jake Allyn, the film was made in partnership with Brooke’s House, a non-profit recovery home for women in Hagerstown, Maryland. A third of the film’s profits will go to the organisation, which also arranged on-set work opportunities to help women gain experience in the film industry.
- Zach Braff stars in a film about Brooke Simmers’ struggle with addiction.
- Her father’s experience inspired the women’s recovery home Brooke’s House.
- A third of the film’s profits will support the organisation.
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True crime films tell stories based on real events. Clean Hands centres on Brooke Simmers and her father, Kevin, and their experience of Brooke’s addiction.
Kevin later established Brooke’s House, a recovery home for women in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Brooke’s honour. The organisation supports women in recovery and also helped create film-industry work opportunities for women involved in the production.
The film’s connection to Brooke’s House matters because the organisation is part of both the story’s background and the production. A share of the film’s profits is set to support its work.