While Donald Trump’s secret money trial is going on in New York for 6 weeks, on the other hand, a film made on the Republican presidential candidate premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. It presented a sharp image of Trump of the 1980s. Sebastian Stan plays Trump in ‘The Apprentice’ directed by Iranian Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi. The central relationship of the film is between Trump and defense lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), who was the chief lawyer of Joseph McCarthy’s 1950s Senate investigation.
How Cohn changed Trump
Cohn is depicted as Trump’s longtime advisor, training him in the ruthlessness of New York City politics and business. Initially Cohn assisted the Trump Organization when it was being sued by the federal government for racial discrimination in housing. ‘The Apprentice’, which is said to be inspired by true events, portrays Trump’s dealings with Cohn as a Faustian bargain that guided his rise as a businessman and later as a politician. Stein’s Trump was initially a more naïve real-estate struggler, who was soon transformed by Cohn’s education. The film is for sale in Cannes, so its release date is not yet set. By the way, this film received an 8-minute standing ovation at Cannes.
This person has invested money in the film
Variety on Monday reported the alleged behind-the-scenes story about ‘The Apprentice’. Citing multiple sources, the report said that billionaire Dan Snyder, former owner of the Washington Commanders and investor in ‘The Apprentice’, has pressured the filmmakers to edit the film over the portrayal of Trump. Snyder had previously donated to Trump’s presidential campaign. In the film’s press note, Abbasi, whose previous film ‘Holy Spider’ featured a female journalist investigating a serial killer in Iran, said that he had not planned to make a ‘History Channel episode’.
The film shows parts of Donald Trump’s life
Abbasi said, ‘This is not a Donald Trump biopic. We are not interested in every detail of his life from A to Z. We are interested in telling a very specific story through his relationship with Roy and Roy’s relationship with him.’ Despite its political implications, ‘The Apprentice’ is likely to be much talked about as a potential awards contender. Shot in the gritty aesthetic landscape of the 80s, the film convincingly shows the New York landscape of wealth and power a year after the finale of HBO’s Succession.
