CANNES, France (AP) — While Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its sixth week in New York, an origin story for the Republican presidential candidate premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, unveiling a scathing portrait of the former president in the 1980s.
“The Apprentice,” directed by the Iranian Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi, stars Sebastian Stan as Trump. The central relationship of the movie is between Trump and Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the defense attorney who was chief counsel to Joseph McCarthy’s 1950s Senate investigations.
Cohn is depicted as a longtime mentor to Trump, coaching him in the ruthlessness of New York City politics and business. Early on, Cohn aided the Trump Organization when it was being sued by the federal government for racial discrimination in housing.
“The Apprentice,” which is labeled as 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. Stan’s Trump is initially a more naive real-estate striver, soon transformed by Cohn’s education.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Police in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a weekWell, would you look at that! Couple stunned to find secret 200FEC fines exDermot Mulroney reveals he didn't work for a YEAR after My Best Friend's WeddingSeth Lugo throws 7 scoreless innings, leads Royals past Tigers 8China unveils ShenzhouWell, would you look at that! Couple stunned to find secret 200Redacted UK version of Rebel Wilson's autobiography has huge chunks of blacked out textHarvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrialSchneider Electric says Chinese market remains important
2.2836s , 6497.4296875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by 'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes ,Global Grid news portal