Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Maggie Cheung, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, James Johnston, Béatrice Dalle, Don McKellar, Jeanne Balibar, Nick Nolte, Martha Henry
Original language
Cantonese
First release
September 1, 2004 (France)
Production companies
UK Film Council, Canal+, Telefilm Canada
Distributors
TVA INTERNATIONAL
Awards
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Setting
Paris
Crew
Screenplay
Olivier Assayas
Producer
Niv Fichman, Xavier Giannoli, Xavier Marchand, Édouard Weil
Cinematography
Éric Gautier
Editing
Luc Barnier
Music
Brian Eno, David Roback, Tricky
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 2009 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2005 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2004 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2004 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | September 1, 2004 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | November 26, 2004 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Olivier Assayas |
| Cast | Maggie Cheung, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (Emily Wang), James Johnston, Béatrice Dalle (Elena), Don McKellar, Jeanne Balibar (Irène Paolini), Nick Nolte, Martha Henry (Rosemary Hauser), James Dennis (Jay), Rémi Martin (Jean-Pierre), Laëtitia Spigarelli (Sandrine), Arnaud Churin (Store Manager), Kurtys Kidd (Detective), Shaun Austin-Olsen (Record Label Owner), Jodi Crawford (Gloria), Ross McKie (Vancouver Police 1), Calum de Hartog (Vancouver Police 2), Clare-Marie Grigg (Cafeteria Nurse), Paul Brogen (Motel Clerk), Joana Preiss (Aline), David Salsedo (Jeff), Mike Hoong (Waiter in Restaurant), Régis Vidal (Alexis), Jürgen Doering (Irène Paolini's Fan), Shaun Matheson (Police Officer 1), John Stoneham Jr. (Police Officer 2), Michelle Palmateer (Avis Agent), Paraskevi Antonarakis (Manager Of Diner), Shannon Novak (Record Label Employee), Tricky (Self), David Roback (Self), Elizabeth Densmore (Self), Emily Haines (Self (Metric)), James Shaw (Self (Metric)), Joshua Winstead (Self (Metric)), Joules Scott-Key (Self (Metric)), German Cheung Man-kit |
| Screenplay | Olivier Assayas |
| Producer | Niv Fichman, Xavier Giannoli, Xavier Marchand, Édouard Weil |
| Executive producer | Aline Perry, Rupert Preston |
| Cinematography | Éric Gautier |
| Editing | Luc Barnier |
| Music | Brian Eno, David Roback, Tricky |
| Production design | François-Renaud Labarthe, William Fleming |
| Sound | Bill Flynn, Daniel Sobrino, Nicolas Moreau, Roman Dymny |
| Costumes | Anaïs Romand |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
