Clean
When you don't have a choice, you change.
2004 · 111 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama
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
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Maggie Cheung Emily Wang -
Nick Nolte Albrecht Hauser -
Béatrice Dalle Elena -
Jeanne Balibar Irène Paolini -
Don McKellar Vernon -
Martha Henry Rosemary Hauser - J James Johnston Lee Hauser
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Rémi Martin Jean-Pierre -
Laëtitia Spigarelli Sandrine -
Arnaud Churin Store Manager - K Kurtys Kidd Detective
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