Cast
Maggie Cheung 
Nick Nolte 
Béatrice Dalle 
Jeanne Balibar 
Don McKellar Martha Henry
Credits
Written by: 
Olivier Assayas
Plot
A recovering heroin addict, Emily, a rock singer, whose husband has died of an overdose, tries to regain custody of her son and rebuild her life, in a quiet drama with Maggie Cheung.
Sinekatalog’s take
A quiet and moving drama, which won Maggie Cheung the Best Actress prize at Cannes.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (5,132 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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