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3	->''"If I want to see Jay I have to change my life. Even if the new life sucks. It's the life most people live."''
4	-->-- '''Emily'''
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6	''Clean'' is a co-production musical drama film released in 2004 and directed by Creator/OlivierAssayas. It is the second one to date that he has made with his former wife Creator/MaggieCheung.
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8	It tells the story of Emily Wang, whose boyfriend, a has-been rock singer, dies of a drug overdose. Emily is jailed on charges of drug possession and loses legal custody of her estranged five-year-old son, who is being raised by his paternal grandparents.
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10	When she gets out of jail, she decides to rebuild her life from scratch and to become "clean" so she can win back custody--and, more important, the love--of her son.
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12	!!Contains examples of:
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14	* AsHimself: Trip-hop singer Tricky plays himself.
15	* CoolOldGuy: Emily's father-in-law, played by Creator/NickNolte. He understands that Jay can't be RaisedByGrandparents forever, but also knows that it will be some time before Emily can become responsible enough to care for Jay.
16	* DrugsAreBad: Emily's boyfriend overdoses on heroin, and Emily herself cannot escape the addiction after her release. All of this means that Emily cannot regain custody of her son Jay.
17	* GayParee: Emily moves to Paris to rebuild her life.
18	* MissingMom: Emily has been absent from her son's life due to drug addiction and strives to get clean so she can regain custody.
19	* RaisedByGrandparents: Jay lives with his paternal grandparents, since his father is dead and his mother is combating jail and drugs.
20	* RecoveredAddict: Emily's goal is to quit drugs so she can regain custody of her son.
21	* YokoOhNo: Many people in the rock scene perceive Emily as a latter-day Music/YokoOno, and blame her for her boyfriend's fall into obscurity as well as for his death.

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