'' 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 , 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 ) , nor was it picked up for theatrical distribution in France . The film faced self-censorship by the French media , according to Vincent Maraval , one of the producers . The film tells the story of a powerful man , a possible candidate for the Presidency of France , who lives a life of debauchery and is arrested after being accused of raping a maid at his hotel
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
Welcome to New York (2014 film)