The film “The Apprentice” by Ali Abbasi is coming to cinemas just in time for the final spurt of the US presidential election. The biggest critic is Trump himself.
New York – The film “The Apprentice” depicts the rise of the future president Donald Trump about the rich New York businessman, premiered in US cinemas just a few days ago. Trump himself, in particular, is anything but enthusiastic about the film. On his social media platform Truth Social wrote Trump: “A fake and low-class film about me called ‘The Apprentice’ (do they even have the right to use that name without permission?) will hopefully ‘flop’.”
It is a “cheap, defamatory and politically disgusting smear project” that was launched shortly before 2024 presidential election was created to harm the “largest political movement in the history of the country,” the Republican presidential candidate continued.
There was a stir even before its release: no Hollywood film company wanted to show a Trump film
The film caused quite a stir even before its release – none of the major Hollywood film companies wanted to release the film, instead it is now being shown by the independent production company Briarcliff Entertainment in around 1,700 cinemas in North America.
At the premiere last week in New York, producer James Shani said getting this film out was “particularly difficult.” Only Briarcliff “had the balls” to do this. “I find it interesting that people think the film is controversial,” said Danish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi at the premiere. “After all, we are talking about a person who was convicted of a sexual assault in a civil case.”
“The Apprentice” tells the story of Trump’s rise to real estate billionaire in New York in the 70s and 80s. In one scene in the film, Trump rapes his first wife Ivana. In fact, Trump’s real-life rape allegations had played a role in the divorce process; However, Ivana Trump later withdrew this.
Trump complains about the portrayal of his late ex-wife Ivana: the relationship was always “great”.
Trump complains specifically about the portrayal of his relationship with his first wife, the late Ivana Trump, the mother of his three eldest children. “My former wife Ivana was a kind and wonderful person and I had a great relationship with her until her death,” he said.
At his presentation in May at the Cannes Festival The film sparked angry reactions in the Trump camp. A spokesman for Trump’s team called it “malicious defamation” and announced a lawsuit “to counter the patently false claims of these pseudo-filmmakers.”
Trump is shown in other scenes in the film in unflattering circumstances, such as having cosmetic surgery to conceal his hair loss. You can also see how, as a young real estate agent, he is supported by a mentor, whose motto he adopts from then on: “Deny everything and always attack.”
The role of the New York businessman: US actor Sebastian Stan plays Trump
Trump is played by 42-year-old US actor Sebastian Stan. The film shows how “anyone growing up in America” can be corrupted by a society that rewards greed, cruelty and ambition, as Stan said in an interview with the news agency AFP reported.
To prepare for the delicate role of Trump, actor Stan took a lot on himself. On the one hand, he gained a few kilos in the meantime, and on the other hand, he consumed all the images and sound recordings of the New York businessman from the 70s and 80s – “non-stop”, while driving, while shopping and even “in the bathroom”, as Stan said.
“The Apprentice,” named after the reality TV show once hosted by Trump, will be released three weeks before the US presidential election on November 5th. The republicanwho held the presidency from 2017 to 2021, is running for election for the third time (bg/dpa).
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