‘The Apprentice’ Director Ali Abbasi Says Trump Will Probably Think the Film Is ‘Demeaning and a Conspiracy’

Cannes 2024: But the director of the harrowing Trumpian tale also insists, “I don’t necessarily think this is a movie he would dislike”

Ali Abbasi and Sebastian Stan
Ali Abbasi and Sebastian Stan (Getty Images)

Donald Trump would not like or dislike “The Apprentice,” director Ali Abbasi said at a Cannes Film Festival press conference on Tuesday. “If I was him, I would be sitting in New Jersey, Florida, wherever he is now… I would think, ‘Oh, this crazy Iranian guy, they did this movie and it’s f–ked up, and it’s demeaning, and it’s a conspiracy…

“I don’t necessarily think this is a movie he would dislike,” he added. “I don’t think he would like it, I think he would be surprised.”

The Iranian-born, Denmark-based director also said he’d be happy to show the movie to its subject.

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