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.
Sweden beats France, Britain relegated after losing to Norway at hockey worlds
Quavo takes swipe at Chris Brown's history of domestic violence and calls out his ex
Columbus, Real Salt Lake play to scoreless draw
Foreign enterprises eye bright prospects in Chinese market
Jessica Biel CHOPS her long locks into a bob after book signing in Studio City
Palestinian death toll rises to 22,438 in Gaza: ministry
Putin announces plans to run for president in 2024
California braces for heavy rains, storms this week
Revenue of China's top liquor brand up 18.04 percent in 2023
Young Boys seals 6th Swiss soccer league title in 7 years after rallying from firing coach Wicky
Slovak, Polish protesters ease blockade on borders with Ukraine