Even after Donald Trump left the White House, his name appeared in the press with enviable frequency. So the Iranian director Ali Abbasi, who made “The Sacred Spider Killer” and the TV series “One of Us”, decided to try to unravel the mystery of the former US president. He made a movie “The Apprentice”, which tells about Trump’s youth and his communication with Roy Cohn. Recall that it was this American politician was a mentor to Donald at the beginning of his political career. The role of Donald Trump was played by Sebastian Stan, who suddenly decided to switch from blockbusters to a more thoughtful movie.
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As a result, after the long-awaited premiere, the hall in Cannes applauded the director for 8 minutes – a very worthy result. However, the critics and the audience were divided into two camps. And the premiere was also overshadowed by a rather loud scandal. The fact is that in one of the scenes Donald throws his then-wife Ivana on the floor and has sex with her without her consent. Naturally, many women reacted quite strongly to this scene, calling it crude. After the credits, some in the audience debated whether it was even acceptable to put such a scene in their movie.
That said, the movie itself left a double aftertaste even without that. The fact is that some people were waiting for a completely different answer to the question “who is Donald Trump”. For example, journalist Gabriel Sherman and director Ali Abbasi are sure that he was far from always like this. That is why the action of the movie starts in 1973, when Donald is 27 years old. He is a playboy and vice president in his father’s company. In the very first scene he sits and chats with a model, but his gaze is completely focused on the men in the 55th Street Club room, because they have what he craves – power.
In the end, the whole movie is built on the fact that Trump is a teenager with very natural desires, but it was Roy Cohn who made a real “monster” out of him. That’s why Jeremy Strong (he plays a politician in the movie) with the help of all his talent embodies the role of a kind of demon tempter.
It makes sense that everything in this world has a price. And what Trump dreams of is quite expensive – he may have to give up his own humanity. And if he had a slightly different father figure around him – we would know a very different Donald. But he’s surrounded by people who see the young guy only as a way to fulfill their own ambitions and improve their lives.
At the same time, Trump is not shown as exceptionally stupid – he has a lot of his own, really good ideas. And Sebastian Stan’s stunning acting and intentionally clumsy camerawork only convince the viewer of the reality of what he sees with his own eyes. So, apparently, the movie turned out to be interesting and good. Now I wonder how Donald himself will feel about it?
