Welcome to New York (2014) on Netflix
George Devereaux runs the World Bank and is spoken of for the French presidency. In New York his nights go to parties and women. A hotel housekeeper reports him to the police.
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- Netflix3.3/5
- IMDb5.6/104,257 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes77%
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Plot summary
A Frenchman at the head of the World Bank, George Devereaux moves billions of dollars every day and his name comes up as a possible president of his country. His life is one of debauchery, and in New York his nights go to parties and to women. In his hotel room he is accused of attacking the housekeeper; she reports him to the police, and he is arrested. The case also lands on his wife, Simone, whose life it changes. The story draws on the real affair of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a French politician accused of assaulting a hotel maid.
Cast
- Charlotte Silveraas French Female Journalist
- Anna Lakomyas Anna
- Samantha Opitzas Hotel Receptionist
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Welcome to New York (2014)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Welcome to New York was inspired by the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair, in which the French politician was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid.
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn said he would sue Welcome to New York for slander, and his lawyer complained that the film's portrayal of his then-wife, Anne Sinclair, was anti-Semitic.
- Abel Ferrara claimed his distributor, Vincent Maraval of Wild Bunch, sold an unauthorized R-rated version of Welcome to New York to IFC Films for US distribution; Maraval said Ferrara had agreed to the cut to get more financing and had contractually consented to lose final cut.
- According to Vincent Maraval, one of the producers, the film Welcome to New York faced a boycott by the French media.
