Overview

• The Tribunal Correccional de París convicted Gérard Depardieu of sexually assaulting two women during the 2021 filming of 'Les volets verts.'
• Depardieu was sentenced to an 18-month suspended prison term, mandatory psychological treatment, and preventive registration as a sexual offender.
• The verdict coincides with the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, drawing attention to systemic abuses in French cinema highlighted by the #MeToo movement.
• The actor’s defense denied the allegations, describing him as a victim of a puritanical backlash, though the court found the victims' accounts credible.
• This trial is the first of several legal battles for Depardieu, who faces allegations spanning nearly two decades and involving over 15 women.