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.
Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf is spotted on the streets of Gavin and Stacey's hometown Barry
Xi's Speech at Meeting of Central Commission for Public Sector Reform to Be Published
People buy sheep at livestock market ahead of Eid al
China prepares to launch relay satellite for moon mission in Hainan
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
Italy to cut red tape, speeding up economic recovery amid coronavirus emergency
NYC enters phase three of reopening minus indoor dining
Xi Urges Guangxi to Write Its Chapter in Chinese Modernization
OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson comparisons
Chinese, Qatari medical experts hold video conference on fighting COVID
US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 2018
Urumqi takes measures to meet residents' need amid efforts to contain COVID