Teamed again with director Olivier Assayas (Irma Vep), Maggie Cheung won the Best Actress award at Cannes for her portrayal of Emily, a junkie musician whose life spirals out of control as she struggles to overcome drug addiction. Emily loses everything, including custody of her son to her in-laws (Nick Nolte, Martha Henry). After getting out of jail -- and getting clean -- she tries to re-establish a connection with her son, a not-so-welcome gesture.