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Tue May 21, 2024, 05:20 AM May 2024

Donald Trump biopic causes a stir in Cannes

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ggplvn5pzo

Donald Trump biopic causes a stir in Cannes

33 minutes ago
Steven McIntosh, Entertainment reporter



Marvel star Sebastian Stan, pictured at the Cannes premiere, plays Donald Trump in The Apprentice

A new film about Donald Trump has had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, attracting mostly good reviews from critics but a legal threat from the former president.

Titled The Apprentice, the biopic traces Mr Trump's origin story as an ambitious young property developer in 1970s and 80s New York.

His spokesman described the film, which features a scene where he is seen raping his first wife Ivana, as "garbage", "pure fiction" and "election interference by Hollywood elites".

The movie begins with a disclaimer that many of its events are fictionalised.

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