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2004 | Color | 111 min

Emily Wang has just spent six months in prison for drug consumption, after her husband, Lee, died of an overdose. In spite of making a tremendous effort to remake her life and reestablish a relationship with her son, Jay -- who lives in Vancouver with his grandparents -- Emily must confront one hardship after another. Alone and dependent on medicine for emotional stability, she struggles to attain the life she wants.


Country: Francia
Direction: Assayas; Olivier
Production: Marchand; Xavier, Fichman; Niv, Giannoli; Xavier
Photography: Gautier; Eric
Sound: Richard Flynn; Billy, Dymny; Roman
Music: Eno; Brian, Tricky;, Roback; David
Cast:Nolte; Nick, Dalle; Béatrice, Cheung; Maggie, Salsedo; David
Participation year at FICM: 2010

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