Clean

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

When fading 80s rock star Lee Hauser (Nick Cave and the Bad Seed's James Johnston) overdoses in a run-down motel, his junkie widow Emily (Maggie Cheung), already reviled by the press for ruining his career, takes public blame for his death and is arrested for possession. After a spell in prison, she returns to Paris where she once lived and attempts to win the trust of her elderly in-laws who have taken custody of her young son. Her life becomes a daily battle to find a place for herself in a world in which she feels unloved and which she despises. But when tragedy strikes, she is brought closer to her estranged family and begins to face the demons of her past.

Special Features:

• Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love, Irma Vep, Hero, 2046)
• Nick Nolte (48 Hours, Cape Fear, The Thin Red Line)
• Béatrice Dalle (Betty Blue, Night on Earth, Time of the Wolf)
• Tricky (The Fifth Element)

Critic Reviews:

• " Maggie Cheung gives an astonishingly complex performance as a junkie rock star trying to clean up her act. " – Stephanie Zacharek

• " There are so many quiet, understated miracles unfolding in Clean that all you can do is watch in awe and amazement. " – Jeff Shannon

• " Assayas handles the touchy topic judiciously and with remarkable panache. " – Kaleem Aftab