00:00 This Thursday, August 31, Luc Besson came to present his new feature film Dogman during
00:13 the 80th edition of the Venice Mostra.
00:17 For the occasion, his whole family came to accompany him on the red carpet of the Italian
00:23 festival.
00:24 A strong gesture after the accusations of rape that targeted the French director.
00:31 The last five years have been particularly intense for Luc Besson.
00:39 In 2018, he was accused of rape by the Belgian actress, Sanvane Roy.
00:47 After several appeals in court, the director of the "Grand Bleu" was finally recognized
00:54 as not guilty, in June last year.
00:56 A verdict on which the latter decided to express himself, in the columns of Paris
01:03 Match this Thursday, August 31, ensuring that justice has done its job and, she, has
01:08 declared four times not guilty, the case is closed.
01:11 A case that strongly impacted the director's family, and in particular his wife, Virginie
01:21 Sia, who was humiliated and publicly insulted according to Luc Besson.
01:26 "Virginie Sia, Luc Besson's wife for 20 years, took the defense of her husband by explaining
01:33 that she was expecting him to be one day put to trial in a rape case.
01:37 It had been several weeks since I had him on guard.
01:39 Seen the image people have of him, he was the perfect prey in France to trigger
01:47 a metal hashtag of cinema ", she declares.
01:50 A case that also deeply struck the mother of Mao, Satine Thalia, who discovered at
01:58 that moment that her husband had a relationship with another woman.
02:02 A gap that strongly stained their relationship, today I no longer trust him but I love him.
02:10 A love that takes the form of support.
02:15 "This Thursday, August 31, the director's companion was at his side at the Venice
02:20 Mostra for the presentation of the film Dogman, and she was not alone.
02:24 The Besson clan in full four years after the release of the film Anna, Luc Besson is
02:31 back in the cinema for his new feature film Dogman.
02:35 The latter was even selected at the Venice Mostra, where he was presented to the public
02:42 on Thursday, August 31.
02:45 For the occasion, the entire family of the director was present, starting with his wife
02:51 Virginie Sia, and their three children, Satine, Mao, Thalia.
02:56 Shana Besson, the daughter their director had with actress and director Mayu En, had
03:03 also joined his brothers and sisters.
03:05 Karine Sia, Virginie's sister, was also present with her husband, actor Vincent Perez.
03:16 A clan united around Luc Besson for his return.
03:21 "I'm so happy to be back in the cinema.
03:48 I'm so happy to be back in the cinema.
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