Where to Watch Clean (2004) in the US

What it's about

London-based Emily Wang gained minor notoriety from her VJ-ing on cable television. She is now more renowned for being the longtime girlfriend and pseudo manager of rock musician Lee Hauser, who seems to be on the brink of stardom. Those that know the couple believe she is a bad influence on him, and is the reason why he is a junkie. After Lee dies from an accidental heroin overdose and Emily is imprisoned for six months on possession charges, she learns that the courts have awarded custody of their young adolescent son, Jay, to Lee's aging parents, Albrecht and Rosemary Hauser, who live in Vancouver. A concerned Albrecht asks that she not attempt to see Jay for at least two years while she cleans up her act so as to give Jay a fighting chance at a decent life. Emily initially agrees, knowing that she is in no position to look after Jay. To regain her life, she decides to move back to her old stomping grounds of Paris. As Emily tries mostly unsuccessfully to become clean while eking out a living doing what she wants to earn money, which is primarily still in the realm of rock music, Rosemary poisons Jay's mind about his mother. Caught in the middle is Albrecht, who, out of personal circumstance, wants Jay to eventually have a relationship with his mother if only because he knows that he and Rosemary will not be able to look after Jay until adulthood and that Emily is the only other family he has.

Cast and crew

Director

Olivier Assayas

Writer

Olivier Assayas

Starring

Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle

Details

Release date

Sep 1, 2004

Language

French, English, Cantonese

Country

France, Canada, United Kingdom

Box office

$138,711

Awards

2 wins & 9 nominations

Where to Watch Clean (2004) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Clean in the United States?

Clean is available with a subscription in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Cinefest (HD) and The Criterion Channel (HD).

Can I stream Clean or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Cinefest (HD) and The Criterion Channel (HD).

Can I watch Clean for free in the United States?

We have not confirmed a free option for Clean in the United States.