Clean Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Emily Wang (Maggie Cheung) is a woman who wrestles with her dream of becoming a singer, her fitness as a mother, and daily life without her partner Lee (James Johnston). Her past is riddled with drugs and regrets, the result of which left Lee dead in a desolate motel room in Hamilton, Ontario, and landed Emily with a six-month jail sentence. The only thing that she desires for the future is a loving relationship with her son Jay, who is being cared for by Lee's parents, Albrecht (Nick Nolte) and Rosemary (Martha Henry). While Rosemary blames Emily for the death of Lee, Albrecht recognizes the importance of the bond between a mother and her son, and his faith sets the standard for the faith Emily must find in herself. Clean follows Emily to Hamilton, Paris, London and San Francisco and in three languages (English, French and Cantonese), as she battles for a place in a world reluctant to forget the woman she has been and unwilling to accept her as the woman she longs to be.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Clean.

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  Maggie Cheung

  Inglourious Basterds, 2046

• D
  Don McKellar

  Crimes of the Future, The Event

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  Nick Nolte

  The Ridiculous 6, Arthur

• B
  Beatrice Dalle

• L
  Laura Smet

  The Guardians

• J
  Jeanne Balibar

  Memoria, Lost Illusions

• I
  Ian Brown

• T
  Tricky

• P
  Paolo Cascardo

• P
  Patrick Fabian

  The Other Zoey, The Last Exorcism

• T
  Tamara Mello

• G
  George Loros

Crew Behind the Film

The Clean behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Olivier Assayas last wrote Wasp Network and Clouds of Sils Maria.

Director

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Screenwriters

Olivier Assayas
Malachy Martin
Sarah Perry

Production Details

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Production Updates for Clean

Dec 2004

Completed

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