Clean is a 2004 film directed by French director Olivier Assayas, starring Nick Nolte and Maggie Cheung. It was jointly funded by Canada, France, and United Kingdom sources. Cheung plays Emily Wang, a former video jockey, who has been in a tempestuous relationship with Lee Hauser , a rock musician, for several years. Lee's friends feel that Emily is bad for him, accusing her of being a junkie. As the film opens, the pair have arrived in Hamilton, Canada, to see Metric perform. Their young son, Jay, is living in Vancouver with Lee's parents. Following an argument in their motel room, Emily... walks out on Lee, and after taking some heroin, falls asleep in her car. When she returns to the motel the following morning, she finds that Lee has died of a drug overdose, and the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating. As Emily attempts to force her way into the room to see Lee, the Police find the heroin in her bag, and she is arrested. Emily spends six months in prison for possession, and upon her release, discovers that custody of her son has been awarded to Lee's parents.
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| Release date: | March 27, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Olivier Assayas |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 111 Minutes |
| Producer: | Sarah Perry, Edouard Weil, Xavier Giannoli, Niv Fichman, Xavier Marchand |
| Cinematography: | Éric Gautier |
| Screenplay by: | Olivier Assayas, Malachy Martin, Sarah Perry |