Welcome to New York

The plot of the film is based on a real story, when Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of rape in France. Controlling the turnover of simply colossal money, Mr. Devereaux is a very powerful man of his time. His power spreads and affects even the economy of some countries, and quite noticeably. Only the power over the destinies of others at the same time does not allow the Frenchman to tame his own vices. Dreaming of saving other lives, Devereaux destroys his own. Having arrived in New York and not being able to cope with his sexual appetite, the man becomes a participant in a scandal and even a trial. Read more The case surrounding Dominique Strauss-Kahn gained momentum in 2011, when he was arrested at the airport on charges of forcing a hotel maid to have sex, the room he rented during a visit to New York. It is clear that such a bright plot is already a ready-made story for the cinema. However, when the director Abel Ferrera began to promote the idea of ​​a screenplay based on this event, he did not receive support and funding from French TV channels. It became known that "Welcome to New York" was being filmed in 2012, when an excerpt was accidentally leaked online. In May 2013 it happened again, due to the operator not wanting to show any footage to the general public, which it did. The finished film was included in the out-of-competition program of the international Cannes Film Festival in 2014. During the casting, the role played by Jacqueline Bisset could have been played by Isabel Adjani. After the premiere screenings in France, the tape "Welcome to New York" immediately went on sale through the sale of the film via the Internet. In this way, the creators wanted to avoid pirated versions of the film, or rather defeat them with ready-made access to the film in good quality, albeit for little money.