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:
Win for Nice, draw for Brest keeps both clubs in fight for French Champions League spotThe Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming.Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness'Guridi late header rescues point for Alaves in draw with Girona'Upstanding' exElon Musk reveals bizarre way he gets to sleep at nightBill Callahan says it's a 'noKuwait's emir dissolves parliament again, amid political gridlock in oilMan pleads no contest to manslaughter in Detroit police officer's 2019 killingBill Callahan says it's a 'no
2.5276s , 5260.671875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by 'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes ,Stellar Stories news portal