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Clean

When you don't have a choice, you change.

20046.41h 51m

Overview

After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.

Directed by Olivier Assayas
Written by Olivier Assayas
Produced by Niv Fichman, Xavier Giannoli, Xavier Marchand
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Top Cast

Maggie Cheung

Maggie Cheung

Emily Wang

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Albrecht Hauser

Béatrice Dalle

Béatrice Dalle

Elena

Jeanne Balibar

Jeanne Balibar

Irène Paolini

Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Vernon

Martha Henry

Martha Henry

Rosemary Hauser

J

James Johnston

Lee Hauser

J

James Dennis

Jay

Rémi Martin

Rémi Martin

Jean-Pierre

Laëtitia Spigarelli

Laëtitia Spigarelli

Sandrine

Themes & Keywords

paris, francerock starloss of loved oneheroinjunkieaddictionontario, canadadrug overdoserecovering addictvancouverchinese restaurantestranged son

About Clean

Clean is a drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of paris, france, rock star, loss of loved one, heroin, junkie, addiction. Directed by Olivier Assayas, it stars Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle. After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.

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