Clean

Name: Clean
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 2004-09-01
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle, Jeanne Balibar, Don McKellar

IMDb ID: tt0388838 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.8 (5,074 votes)

Genres: Drama · Music · Romance

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Clean
Brazil: Clean
Canada: Clean (English)
Canada: Clean (French)
Germany: Clean
Spain: Clean
France: Clean
United Kingdom: Clean
Ireland: Clean (English)
India: Clean (English)
Japan: Clean (English)
New Zealand: Clean (English)
Portugal: Clean
United States: Clean
Uruguay: Clean (original subtitled version)
South Africa: Clean (English)
Serbia: Čista
Italy: Clean - Quando il rock ti scorre nelle vene
Poland: Czysta
Hungary: Tiszta
Czech Republic: Život je Peklo
Greece: Καθαρή
Russia: Очищение
Japan: クリーン (Japanese)
China: 清洁 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 錯的多美麗
Hong Kong: 錯過又如何 (Cantonese)
錯的多美麗Content RatingRRelease Date2004-09-01Runtime90 minutesMetascore75IMDb Popularity0User Reviews41Critic Reviews66Countries / RegionsFrance
Canada
United KingdomLanguagesFrench
English
CantoneseKeywordswoman
hong kong actress in european film
psychological drama
motel
jailFilming LocationsHamilton, Ontario, CanadaProduction CompaniesRectangle Productions
Haystack Productions
Rhombus MediaOfficial SitesOfficial site (Japan) - http://www.clean-movie.net/
Rhombus Media (Canada) - http://rhombusmedia.com/film/clean/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388838/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0388838.jpgUpdated At2025-12-11T12:36:11

Directors

Olivier Assayas

Writers

Olivier Assayas

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Maggie Cheung | Character: Emily Wang
Actor: Nick Nolte | Character: Albrecht Hauser
Actor: Béatrice Dalle | Character: Elena
Actor: Jeanne Balibar | Character: Irene Paolini
Actor: Don McKellar | Character: Vernon
Actor: Martha Henry | Character: Rosemary Hauser
Actor: James Johnston | Character: Lee Hauser
Actor: James Dennis | Character: Jay
Actor: Rémi Martin | Character: Jean-Pierre
Actor: Laetitia Spigarelli | Character: Sandrine
Actor: Arnaud Churin | Character: Store Manager
Actor: German Cheung | Character: Restaurant Owner
Actor: Kurtys Kidd | Character: Detective
Actor: Shaun Austin-Olsen | Character: Record Label Owner
Actor: Jodi Crawford | Character: Gloria
Actor: Philip Ross McKie | Character: Vancouver Police 1
Actor: Calum de Hartog | Character: Vancouver Police 2
Actor: Clare-Marie Grigg | Character: Cafeteria Nurse
Actor: Paul Brogen | Character: Motel Clerk
Actor: Xray | Character: Themselves
Actor: Joana Preiss | Character: Aline
Actor: David Salsedo | Character: Jeff
Actor: Mike Hoong | Character: Waiter In Restaurant
Actor: Régis Vidal | Character: Alexis
Actor: Jürgen Doering | Character: Irene Paolini's Fan
Actor: Shaun Matheson | Character: Police Officer 1
Actor: John Stoneham Jr. | Character: Police Officer 2
Actor: Michelle Palmateer | Character: Avis Agent
Actor: Paraskevi Antonarakis | Character: Manager Of Diner
Actor: Shannon Novak | Character: Record Label Employee
Actor: Tricky | Character: Self
Actor: David Roback | Character: Self
Actor: Elizabeth Densmore | Character: Self
Actor: Emily Haines | Character: Self - Metric
Actor: James Shaw | Character: Self - Metric
Actor: Joshua Winstead | Character: Self - Metric
Actor: Joules Scott-Key | Character: Self - Metric
Actor: Isabelle Lardin | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Olivier Assayas | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Olivier Assayas | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Nathalie Choukroun-Lacoste | Role: Producer
Name: Jean Coulon | Role: Producer
Name: Claude Davy | Role: Producer
Name: Niv Fichman | Role: Producer
Name: Sari Friedland | Role: Producer
Name: Xavier Giannoli | Role: Producer
Name: Daniel Iron | Role: Producer
Name: Xavier Marchand | Role: Producer
Name: Jane Moore | Role: Producer
Name: Aline Perry | Role: Producer
Name: Rupert Preston | Role: Producer
Name: Frédéric Sauvagnac | Role: Producer
Name: Edouard Weil | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Brian Eno | Role: Composer
Name: David Roback | Role: Composer
Name: Tricky | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Eric Gautier | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Luc Barnier | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Shaheen Baig | Role: Casting Director
Name: Antoinette Boulat | Role: Casting Director
Name: John Buchan | Role: Casting Director
Name: Millie Tom | Role: Casting Director
Name: Isabelle Ungaro | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: William Fleming | Role: Production Designer
Name: François-Renaud Labarthe | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Cécilia Blom | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Ian Greig | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Anaïs Romand | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Franck-Pascal Alquinet | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Debra Johnson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Thi-Loan Nguyen | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Reza Boirahmady | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jo Farr | Role: Production Manager
Name: Adrien Scolan | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Luc Bricault | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Bruno Bryniarski | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Matthew Gledhill | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Laurence Méoc | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alex Oakley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Elizabeth Parker | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jennifer Stock | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Vincent Amiel | Role: Art Department
Name: Sébastien Assouline | Role: Art Department
Name: David Greig | Role: Art Department
Name: Lionel Guy | Role: Art Department
Name: Yvon Moreno | Role: Art Department
Name: Mylene Riccardi | Role: Art Department
Name: Ken Sinclair | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Annabel Acquaviva | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roman Alexander Buchok | Role: Sound Department
Name: Guadalupe Cassius | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Ceven | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pascal Chauvin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roman Dymny | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bill Flynn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Flynn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Herwig Gayer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicolas Moreau | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rob Rouse | Role: Sound Department
Name: Guillaume Sciama | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel Sobrino | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Vatoux | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Catherine Lebegue | Role: Stunts
Name: Thierry Saelens | Role: Stunts
Name: John Stoneham Jr. | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Julien Bureau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Cowan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Franck Fiquet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Gies | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paf le Chien | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jérôme Lift | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ludovic Petit | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julien Saffroy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Voisin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Aurélie Cerveau | Role: Casting Department
Name: Lionel Guerrini | Role: Casting Department
Name: François Guignard | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jonathan Payne | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Karine Charpentier | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Matt Cahill | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Julie Delord | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marion Monnier | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Chris Morgan | Role: Location Management
Name: Sherry Wolfson | Role: Location Management

[Production Department]
Name: Amira Bailey | Role: Production Department
Name: Sandie Cabrol | Role: Production Department
Name: Clémentine Harland | Role: Production Department
Name: Cory Johnson | Role: Production Department
Name: Sylvain Marques | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Agnès Feuvre | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Don McKellar | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Cynthia Amsden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sébastien Assouline | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sara Curran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christophe Graziani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Horvat | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Isabelle Julien | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Philippe Levy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sophie Lustière | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yelena Makarczyk | Role: Additional Crew
Name: François Mathon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neil Peplow | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matthew Riutta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adrien Scolan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Tromans | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Matt Tromans | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Ireland: March 27, 2004 (Belfast Film Festival)
France: May 21, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
China: June 2004 (closing film, Shanghai International Film Festival)
France: June 25, 2004 (La Rochelle Film Festival)
France: September 1, 2004
Canada: September 10, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 26, 2004 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Canada: September 30, 2004 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Belgium: October 6, 2004
Canada: October 25, 2004
Singapore: October 28, 2004
Austria: November 19, 2004
Greece: November 22, 2004 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
South Korea: November 26, 2004
Czech Republic: November 28, 2004 (French Film Festival)
Hong Kong: December 2, 2004
Taiwan: December 4, 2004
Thailand: January 2005 (Bangkok International Film Festival)
Greece: February 4, 2005
Serbia: March 4, 2005 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Portugal: March 17, 2005
United States: March 18, 2005 (Rendezvous With French Cinema)
Argentina: April 13, 2005 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
United Kingdom: May 6, 2005 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
Argentina: May 12, 2005
Netherlands: May 26, 2005
Italy: May 27, 2005
United States: June 7, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
Hungary: June 9, 2005
Brazil: June 10, 2005
Mexico: June 29, 2005
United Kingdom: July 1, 2005
Poland: July 23, 2005 (ERA New Horizons Film Festival)
Czech Republic: September 9, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Uruguay: September 17, 2005 (Festival de Primavera)
Uruguay: September 27, 2005
Iceland: October 2, 2005 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
Philippines: October 22, 2005 (Cinemanila Film Festival)
Chile: November 3, 2005
United States: April 28, 2006 (limited)
Germany: May 17, 2007 (TV release)
Armenia: July 10, 2007 (Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival)
Japan: May 16, 2008 (Kichijoji Baus Theater, Bakuon Film Festival: opening film)
Japan: August 29, 2009
Philippines: June 9, 2012 (Mandaluyong, French Film Festival)
Japan: October 20, 2012 (Morioka Cinema Street Film Festival)
France: June 26, 2024 (Cinémathèque française, Paris)

Awards

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