A few days after its premiere at the 2024 Cannes International Film Festival, “The Apprentice,” a film that tells the story of former president of the United States Donald Trump and the way he started his real estate business, has caused the The same politician tries to stop the release of the film in the American Union.
The film, which received great praise, mainly from its protagonist Sebastian Stan who masterfully plays a young Donald Trump, was attacked by the businessman’s team through a community launched by communications director Steven Cheung.
This garbage is pure fiction that sensationalizes lies that have long been debunked. “This is electoral interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and defeat their chosen candidate because nothing they have done has worked.”
Donald Trump doesn’t want “The Apprentice”
In the same statement from Cheung, it was also mentioned that legal action will be taken against those responsible for the film for “addressing the blatantly false claims of these pretentious filmmakers.”
In addition to the above, Trump’s lawyers, according to Variety, sent a withdrawal letter to the makers of “The Apprentice” to prevent them from distributing the film in the United States.
Likewise, and within the same letter, a warning is given so that those responsible for the letter avoid obtaining a distribution agreement.
Faced with this series of “warnings,” the film’s own team reacted with a series of statements focused on the “truthfulness” of the production: “the film is a fair and balanced portrait of the former president.” To the above, they also added: “We want everyone to see it and then decide.”
Directed by Danish filmmaker of Iranian origin, Ali Abbasi, “The Apprentice” focuses on how Trump started his real estate company in New York City, during the 1970s and 1980s, with the help of his lawyer. Roy Cohn, played by actor Jeremy Strong.
SEBASTIAN STAN, the current winner of the Silver Bear for Best Performance at the Berlinale, receives a standing ovation in Cannes for his work as Donald Trump in THE APPRENTICE.
The Romanian is experiencing his festival moment. #Cannes2024pic.twitter.com/r8CdAiItzh
— Carla ❁ (@shannonlada) May 21, 2024
The title of the film refers to the television program, broadcast from January 2004 to February 2017, in which a group of businessmen competed for a prize of $250,000 as well as the opportunity to run one of Donald Trump’s companies. .
Still without a release date, “The Apprentice” stars Romanian-born actor Sebastian Stan as well as “Succession” series star Jeremy Strong. Even without an international release date, the film is competing for the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
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