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Famous French actor made obscene remarks about women during North Korea trip

Footage in new documentary shows Gérard Depardieu directed lewd comments toward DPRK guide and even a child in 2018

The famous French actor Gérard Depardieu made a string of obscene and sexual comments about North Korean women during a weeklong trip to the DPRK in 2018, including about at least one child, new footage released on Thursday shows.

The never-before-seen scenes from Depardieu’s visit for a DPRK military parade in Sept. 2018, which NK News reporters and other foreign journalists also attended, appeared in a France 2 documentary titled “Gerard Depardieu: The Fall of the Ogre.”

The documentary comes as French actress Helene Darras, who is also featured in the film, filed a police complaintalleging Depardieu sexually