Welcome to New York | |
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Directed by | Abel Ferrara |
Written by | Abel Ferrara Christ Zois |
Produced by | Adam Folk |
Starring | Gérard Depardieu Jacqueline Bisset |
Cinematography | Ken Kelsch |
Edited by | Anthony Redman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 125 minutes[1] |
Countries | France United States |
Languages | English French |
Welcome to New York is a 2014 French-American drama film co-written and directed by Abel Ferrara. Inspired by the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair when the prominent French politician was accused of sexual assaulting a hotel maid, the film was released on 17 May 2014 by VOD on the Internet as the film failed to secure a place on the Official Selection at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival (where it was given a special market screening),[2] nor was it picked up for theatrical distribution in France.[3]
According to Vincent Maraval, one of the producers, the film faced a boycott by the French media.[4][5][6]