The Cannes Film Festival is known for presenting daring films that explore controversial subjects.Ali Abbasi's The Apprentice, selected in Official Competition, promises a fascinating dive into the early life of one of the most polarizing figures of our time.
In the 1970s, young Donald Trump began his career as a real estate entrepreneur. The film explores his complex relationship with Roy Cohn, the influential politician who became his mentor. This formative period reveals the ambitions, confrontations and events that will shape the future President of the United States.
Ali Abbasi, an Iranian director living in Sweden, is renowned for his film Border, which won the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes. The Apprentice stars Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump, Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, and Maria Bakalova, the revelation of Borat 2.
Thierry Frémaux declared:"The Apprentice isAli Abbasi's film. It's a film about the early years of the Donald Trump apprentice who will become Donald Trump, so it's a very American film".
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