internationally acclaimed  Academy Award –winning epic  Gladiator , starring opposite  Russell Crowe  and  Joaquin Phoenix . Since then, she has starred in American films including  Mission to Mars  (2000),  One Hour Photo  (2002),  The Hunted  (2003), and  Basic  (2003). She also starred in the acclaimed French thriller Demonlover  (2002), directed by  Olivier Assayas