Ali Abassi’s The Apprentice focuses on the early years of Donald Trump, portraying his rise in New York’s real estate world with the help of attorney Roy Cohn. The film, released ahead of the US presidential election, has generated legal threats from Trump’s attorneys due to its depiction of sensitive scenes, including one involving Trump’s first wife, Ivana. The timing has sparked debate, but the filmmakers maintain that the movie stands independently as a commentary on human tragedy.
